[Wswss] M-Squared Open House report

[Jim Lowman]

The XYL (Judy, W6YBS) and I attended the M-Squared open house for the 
first time on Saturday.

The event was obviously well-attended, as we had to park about three 
blocks away from their buildings.

Several vendors were present, including Yaesu and HRO.  It was nice to 
see Janet, the manager of the Anaheim HRO store, as usual.
There was a VE testing session and card checking, as well.

Frank (not sure of his callsign) was doing an EME demonstration using 
the JT65 software.
I guess this is the face of EME today.  Frank said that maybe one or two 
operators out of 100 might be using CW these days.

Matt, son of the M2 owners and general manager, gave a thorough tour of 
the facility and explained start-to-finish the fabrication process that 
all of their products go through.

Soon after, an excellent BBQ lunch was provided for everyone: burgers, 
hot dogs, chips, potato salad and soft drinks.

Just before the raffle drawing, a touching tribute to Larry Hogue, 
W6OMF, was paid.
Larry passed away last year.  I had the privilege of meeting him several 
years ago at his station, when we were visiting Davis.
His wife, Sue, was in attendance.

Thank you, M2 staff and volunteers, for a fantastic event.

73 de Jim - AD6CW