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Metro DX Club
Meeting Minutes Old Business
a.)
Health and welfare: K9RB has returned home from the hospital. K9CS
was not feeling well tonight and could not make our meeting. W9ILY reported that
he visited briefly yesterday with W9LNQ and N9ALC and both were feeling well. b.)
September meeting minutes were discussed and it was noted that the
Metro position for the ARRL International contests was a combination of SSB and
CW scores, not only for SSB as was reported. Minutes approval was moved by K9CJ
and seconded by K9PY. Approved. c.)
Treasury Report: Balance is $1542.38. There were no expenses and
no income during the month. d.)
Contesting: W9ILY made a brief contest report. In the NAQP-RTTY in
July Metro finished #29 out of 43 entries. N9LAH reported that in the 2013 WPX
RTTY contest the N9LAH/K9CS team finished #1 in the WORLD! Congratulations! ARRL
SS-SSB is this weekend. e.)
WUST Award Update: No awards issued this month. Mike, K9AJ,
explained how IOTA QSL cards are checked by the IOTA checkpoint. This was
discussed as a potential WUST applicant had inquired as to whether his approved
IOTA counters would be proof of his qualification for the WUST Award. It will
and the person was advised of this. f.)
Winterfest Dinner: The Winterfest Dinner was discussed but Jim,
N9TK, who is our chairman, was busy activating K9W for the deserving. It was
decided that choosing a restaurant and ordering off the menu will be the best as
we will not meet the numbers necessary for a banquet hall. Several locations
such as Isabella in Tinley Park, Ciao for a family party, Ottimo (to be checked
by K9DRS) and Mama Mia were mentioned. When N9TK returns, he will coordinate. New Business
a.)
2014 dues: The dues for 2014 are now due. They will remain at
$10.00. b.)
Donations: 1.
We are very fortunate to be able to use the EOC room for our
meetings. It was suggested that we donate $50 to the EOC as was done last year.
Motion made by K9CJ and seconded by N9ORD. Approved. 2.
There has been a generous offer made by an NCDXF member to match
all contributions made in 2013. Since we make a yearly contribution, it was
decided to make a $100 donation now toward 2014 to take advantage of the match
for NCDXF. Moved by K9PY and seconded by NV9X. Approved. c.)
Current and past DX: K9W is very active with five 9th
area operators; XR0ZR is active until 11/20, T33A until 11/18, W8A and N8A
11/24, Z81X until 11/28, XZ1J until 11/26. d.)
Upcoming DX: Activity by S21 Bangladesh 11/19-29, VU7 Laccadives
11/20-12/10. e.)
2014 Officers: Jim, N9TK, has offered his services as President.
Thanks, Jim!! W9ILY agreed to continue as secretary/treasurer for another year.
The office of Vice President will be held by K9CJ and will be assisted K9DRS and
WB9LSH. Approval for the officers was moved by NV9X and seconded by N9ORD.
Approved. f.)
New Member: John, K9DRS, brought Mike Rende, WB9LSH, to our
meeting and Mike decided to join Metro. Welcome, Mike! g.)
General discussion: 1.
K9DRS has three mechanical TTY units that need a home (other than
his). Anybody who is interested in one should contract John, K9DRS. 2.
The TV show “Last Man Standing” that includes a story line
about ham radio will include using the rig on the TV set in next week’s
program. A motion to close the meeting was made by K9PY. Meeting
closed at 8:40. Pizza was provided by the club with drinks provided by K9CJ
and plates, etc. by N9LAH. Two short videos were shown by K9DRS to entertain the
group. One featured a tower handling disaster…how NOT to take down your tower.
The W9LNQ display of some of his historic QSL cards was
available for members to view. Thanks again, Bob! Attendees: K9AJ, K9CJ, K9DRS, K9PMV, K9PY, K9XYL, N9LAH and
Cindy, N9ORD, NV9X, WB9LSH and W9ILY. Submitted by W9ILY, Secretary-Treasurer |