230301 Meeting began at 18:35. * Allen Gaynor has the clubs MFJ SWR meter. * Alex suggested going to Bernard's garage organizing the club's equipment and buying new storage boxes. Maybe have an auction to get rid of the equipment we don't use. * Jerry W6XCC If you Google the club website it comes back as dangerous, because the site was hacked and had to be re-uploaded with data. * Bob financial report $6,215.50 * Veterans administration Park, sylmar LA county Parks have sent us a letter that would be billed less than $150 for the use of the park overnight for field day. Online, you cannot sign up for reserving the grass for field day, only picnic sites. County Parks employees like us because we had them mentioned in the news article written by a fellow ham. Pre-plan if we're going to be a 3 alpha or 4 alpha and antenna placement before Field Day itself. Put up signs and caution tape around the area reserved for the club in advance of field day. Possibly asking a food truck to show up for a period of time to sell food. * The club has 45 paid members, out of 120 perspective members. * On the club website, new hams will get a free membership of the club for the current year. * * Meeting ended at 1942. * -END-