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Metro DX Club Meeting Minutes February
20, 2015 In attendance were Jim N9TK,
John W9ILY, Bob K9CJ, John K9DRS, Bob N9ORD, Jerry K9PY, Phil N9LAH, Lee WA9LEY,
Kurt WB9FMC, new member Tony KD9CAU, Jim NV9X, Mark K9TP and Thomas N9IHZ. Following introductions, we
welcomed our newest member, Tony, KD9CAU. OLD
BUSINESS: HEALTH
AND WELFARE W9ILY reported that that Jess AI9L is back on the air in limited
fashion but soon should be back with repaired antennas from his home in Kingman
AZ. The MINUTES are posted on the website and a motion was made by K9TP and
seconded by N9LAH to accept these as published. Motion passed. The TREASURERS REPORT was distributed by John, W9ILY. All of the funds
due to the K9BWQ estate have been paid. Remaining items to be removed are the
tower with 6 meter antenna. These will require use of a crane at a date to be
determined in the spring. The treasurer’s report was approved and seconded as
distributed. W9ILY also reported that our 2014 Special Event cost $16.63 and the
club name badges resulted in a positive $6.99 for the club treasury. The WUST award update: So far this year two awards and one endorsement
have been issued and several more applications are expected, mainly due to the
K1N operation. W9ILY noted that the application from N6FX indicated he has been
at the top of the ARRL Honor Roll since May, 1980! The K1N activity has not
produced a significant variation in our web site hits. We are on track to record
approximately 250 hits for February. A suggestion made by John
K9DRS that Val NV9L be contacted to mention on “Hamnation” that many DX
clubs have awards and, as an example, the “WUST” Worked U.S.Territories is
available from the Metro DX Club. W9ILY will follow up with Val. Although there were many
positive comments on the WINTER DINNER, it is time to look for a new location
for 2016. NEW
BUSINESS The results are in for the
Winterfest Dinner competition of guessing the total number of QSO’s made by
K1N. With the actual number being 139,702, the winner at 134,569 was Bob, N9ORD. Comments on K1N operations
were shared including the jamming and “policing” activities which caused
some disruption. In spite of this several members present were able to make more
than 10 contacts including N9TK, K9PY, N9LAH and WA9LEY. Many of us were just
happy to get the contact in the log. CLUB
LOG DONATION A donation of $100 was
authorized to CLUBLOG from the Metro proceeds of the K9BWQ estate sale.
Following a discussion, a motion for the donation was by made by K9TP, seconded
by K9CJ and approved. CONTESTS
and UPCOMING DXPEDITIONS TI9 Cocos Island is winding
down. E3 Eritrea is scheduled in
March. In 2016, South Sandwich and
South Georgia Islands are scheduled with Metro DX member Mike, K9AJ, serving as
the team physician. ARRL International DX CW
Feb. 21 and 22 North American QSO
Party-RTTY Feb. 28 – Mar. 1 ARRL International DX SSB
Mar. 7 and 8 GENERAL
DISCUSSIONS included indoor attic antennas and possible RFI and TVI interference. Bob, N9ORD, gave an update
on booths at Dayton Hamvention that will be manned by Bob and Phil, N9LAH. A question on DC power
cables was asked – are toroid cores needed? The general consensus was that
they are not needed on the power cable. Also discussed was Ham Radio
Deluxe and how to configure LoTW when replacing computers. The FAQ for LoTW
explains in detail how this is to be done and it is not difficult. Following a motion to
adjourn and being seconded, the meeting was called to a CLOSE at 20:35 so that
socializing and the program could proceed. PROGRAM: For those that missed the
great program on PILEUPS, The links to the pileup software is: http://www.dxatlas.com/MorseRunner/ and http://www.dxatlas.com/PileupRunner/ and, for SSB https://soundcloud.com/hb9elv/ssb-pile-up-trainer Respectfully submitted: John Raiger K9DRS |