[NCDXA] Fwd: Minutes from virtual NCDXA General Meeting enabled by ZOOM on 8/4/2020

[Phillip Barsky]

Revision to the minutes from the virtual meeting of 8/4/2020
 Please find attached a revision to the minutes circulated yesterday.  A
couple of attendees who were inadvertently omitted were added,and some
slight modification to Fred W3ICM recommendations have been made.



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From: Phillip Barsky <phillipbarsky at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [NCDXA] Minutes from virtual NCDXA General Meeting enabled by
ZOOM on 8/4/2020
To: Fred Matos <blainefred at verizon.net>


Duly Noted.   {Please remember to bring it up at the next meeting so we can
amend the minutes.  Thank you Fred

73  Phil K3EW

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On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 3:55 PM Fred Matos via NCDXA <ncdxa at ncdxa.org>
wrote:

> Hi Phil,
>
> Just a slight tweak on my proposals to change contest objectives...
>
> You have: "...to more closely align with that of the IARU."
>
> It should be " to more closely align with the official definition of the
> amateur service."
>
> 73
>
> Fred W3ICM
>
> o more closely align with that of the IARU.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Everett Bollin via NCDXA <ncdxa at ncdxa.org>
> To: ncdxa at ncdxa.org <ncdxa at ncdxa.org>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 13, 2020 3:34 pm
> Subject: Re: [NCDXA] Minutes from virtual NCDXA General Meeting enabled by
> ZOOM on 8/4/2020
>
> ..GOOD DAY....Please add  WA3DVO and my XYL  N3NKW (
> acting as my operator) to the  attendant list.Thank you..[image: Face
> with rolling eyes]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip Barsky via NCDXA <ncdxa at ncdxa.org>
> To: NCDXA <ncdxa at ncdxa.org>
> Sent: Wed, Aug 12, 2020 11:02 pm
> Subject: [NCDXA] Minutes from virtual NCDXA General Meeting enabled by
> ZOOM on 8/4/2020
>
>
> Minutes of NCDXA meeting August 4, 2020 via Zoom coordinated by Phil
> K3EW...submitted by Jim, W3NRJ to Fred, K3ZO, President of NCDXA...
>
> Attending via Zoom virtual meeting facility were:
> Fred K3ZO
> PHIL K3EW
> ED K5EK
> TERRY N4ZH
> JIM W3NRJ
> ROGER K5VRX
> FRED W3ICM
> RICK K3YNY
> TOM MOLYNEAUX KE3GK
>
> The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by Fred, K3ZO President.
>
> First item was MINUTES from last meeting of Feb 29 which were accepted as
> written without additions or corrections
>
> The TREASURER REPORT was submitted by Phil, K3EW. The World-wide Radio
> Operators Foundation was sent a check July 5, 2020, for $65. The NCDXA has
> $3629.30 total funds in its bank account. For August so far received
> application and dues for 3 years from Tom KE3GK of Glen Burnie MD , and
> 2020 membership dues were received from Bill Mims , W2WCM.
>
> John, N4MM forwarded July 17 th ARRL BOARD MEETING INFO to K3ZO where the
> board accepted the DX Advisory Committee report which included K2VV's
> recommendation allowing DXCC endorsement for FT8 QSOs.
> Further modifications for DXCC under consideration. Fred, W3ICM formally
> submitted a recommendation to Section Manager W3TOM that ARRL change stated
> objectives of contests to more closely align with that of the IARU. The
> suggested objectives the committee reached were : “Objective: To encourage
> W/VE stations to expand knowledge of DX Propagation on the HF and MF bands,
> improve operation skills, improve station capability by creating a
> competition in which DX stations may contact W/VE stations.” Further
> information and the original suggestions forwarded are available in a note
> from W3ICM or from W3NRJ via forwarded email.
>
> QSL BURO NEWS from K3ZO is that the ARRL outbound buro is working off the
> backlog from the Covid shutdown. But still some African and South American
> countries still have international mail restrictions.
>
> An FT8 DISCUSSION then ensued after K5VRX reported getting many FT8 cards