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Metro
DX Club Meeting Minutes In attendance, besides Jim,
were John W9ILY, John K9DRS, Lee
WA9LEY, Jerry K9PY, Mike K9AJ, Rich W9NKV, Bob N9ORD, Mark K9TP, Tony N9AAC,
Jeff KD9APD, Phil N9LAH, Jan WG9V,
Mike K9LSH, visitors Keith K9ZST, Dave AC9NU and guest speaker Jack W9MU. OLD
BUSINESS: Health
and Welfare Nothing to Report The MINUTES as distributed of the previous meeting were approved by
N9ORD and seconded by K9TP. The TREASURERS REPORT was distributed by John, W9ILY. $436.11 is
available for donations. Income of $31.16 was from dues and WUST awards.
Expenses of $3.60 were incurred for postage. A motion to approve the
treasurer’s report was made and seconded. VISITORS:
We welcomed Keith K9ZST and Dave AC9NU to our meeting. WUST:
We issued two awards and one
endorsement. The results from 2015
CQWW-RTTY were given with a comparison of scores by clubs. We placed 26 out of
38 in the USA with five members participating. SPECIAL
EVENT: Statistics from the activation
of W9TY recognizing the Diamond
Illinois Mine Disaster of 1883 were distributed. We made 273 contacts and 49
requests for confirmation were received. 90 LoTW confirmations were recorded and
this resulted in 50.9% of the contacts being confirmed either by paper, email or
LoTW. Dave, AC9NU, in attendance
from Minooka, received his license the Tuesday preceding the meeting and
introduced himself to the club. NEW
BUSINESS: Information on K9ILX Estate
sale was distributed. A thank you card for Dolores
regarding the K9BWQ estate was passed around to be signed by the members. A Field Day report was given
by K9CJ and it will tentatively be held at the Tinley Park Mental Health Center
as it was last year with use of the trailer and generator. The EOC antenna is still on
hold pending an antenna decision. An antenna without radials is required. K9CJ
sent an email to Pat Carr of the EOC with his recommendations. We are planning
to check the equipment in the EOC room at a future meeting. The SDR Radio project is
forthcoming. General
Discussion: Mike K9AJ gave a report on
his adventure on South Sandwich VP8STI
and South Georgia VP8SGI.
Storm issues hampered operation on
both islands with high winds and blizzard conditions affecting the tent
structures. He mentioned the penguins, seal cubs and that the entire expedition
was generally free of medical incidents. Statistics on the number of
contacts and the budget were explained. For current and scheduled
DXpeditions check out: http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html A vote was approved to
donate $100 each to Clublog and NCDXF following a motion by K9TP, seconded by
N9LAH. Following a motion to
adjourn by K9TP and seconded by WG9V, the meeting was called to a CLOSE at 20:03. Following a short break,
W9NU from NIDXA made a detailed presentation on G5RV antennas and feed lines. Respectfully submitted: John Raiger K9DRS |