<div style="color:black;font: 10pt arial;">Hi Phil,
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<div>Just a slight tweak on my proposals to change contest objectives...</div>
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<div>You have: "...t<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">o more closely align with that of the IARU.</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: medium; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: medium; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It should be " to more closely align with the official definition of the amateur service."</span></div>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: medium; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">73</span></div>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: medium; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fred W3ICM</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> </span></div>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black"><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 3px;">o more closely align with that of the
IARU. </blockquote></div>
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of NCDXA meeting August 4, 2020 via Zoom coordinated by Phil
K3EW...submitted by Jim, W3NRJ to Fred, K3ZO, President of NCDXA...</font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Attending
via Zoom virtual meeting facility were:</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Fred
K3ZO</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">PHIL
K3EW</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">ED
K5EK</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">TERRY
N4ZH</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">JIM
W3NRJ</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">ROGER
K5VRX</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">FRED
W3ICM</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">RICK
K3YNY</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">TOM
MOLYNEAUX KE3GK</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">The
meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by Fred, K3ZO President.</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">First
item was MINUTES from last meeting of Feb 29 which were accepted as
written without additions or corrections</font></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in;"><font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">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. </font></font></font><font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">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.</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">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.</font></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0in;border:none;padding:0in;"><font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">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</font></font></font><font color="#224466"><font face="sans-serif, Arial"><font size="2"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;">.” </span></font></font></font><font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Further
information and the original suggestions forwarded are available in
a note from W3ICM or from W3NRJ via forwarded email.</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">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.</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">An
FT8 DISCUSSION then ensued after K5VRX reported getting many FT8
cards. Many hams are starting over for awards using the new mode.
K3YNY felt FT8 should be in a separate award category. N4ZH pointed
out that FT8 contacts count the same as any other mode in the
“mixed” DXCC category. The group discussed whether digital is
the future of ham radio and whether this new mode will help us
keep our allocated frequencies.</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">A
NEW MEMBER, Tom Molyneaux from Glen Burnie joined the meeting. He
had submitted his application and dues. Tom has been an ham since
2019 and is an Extra Class. He is active in Ft8, RTTY, and
contesting. He is a SKCC member. Tom has over 100 countries
confirmed in multiple modes.</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Before
the meeting close K3EW reminded all that the MD QSO PARTY is this
coming weekend.</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">October
13 was set at the next meeting which will probably be virtual also.</font></font></font></div>
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<font color="#222222"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">President
Fred K3ZO closed the meeting at 7:58 PM.</font></font></font></div>
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