<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Fellow members of NCDXA:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Here are the minutes of our April 14 meeting. Sorry for the delay.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">73, Fred Laun, K3ZO</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">President</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">------------------------------------------------------------</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a">
<font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">MINUTES
OF THE APRIL 14, 2021 MEETING OF THE </font></font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a">
<font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">NATIONAL
CAPITOL DX ASSOCIATION </font></font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">The
regular April 2021 meeting of the National Capitol DX Association
(NCDXA) was held online using the video conferencing tool</font></font></font><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:22pt" size="6">
</font></font></font><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">ZOOM.</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">Those
in attendance included:</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Name</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Call</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Member</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Everett
Bollin</font></font></font></p>
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<td width="201" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">WA3DVO</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Rick
Hambly</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">W2GPS</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Fred
Laun</font></font></font></p>
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<td width="201" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">K3ZO</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Fred
Matos</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">W3ICM</font></font></font></p>
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<td width="134" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
</td>
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<td width="211" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Bud
Governale</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">W3LL</font></font></font></p>
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<td width="134" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
</td>
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<td width="211" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Tom
Molyneaux</font></font></font></p>
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<td width="201" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">KE3GK</font></font></font></p>
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<td width="134" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
</td>
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<td width="211" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Terry
Hines</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">N4ZH</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
</td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Ed
Kuebert </font></font></font><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">
</font></font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">K5EK</font></font></font></p>
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<td width="134" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
</td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">John
Kanode</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">N4MM</font></font></font></p>
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<td width="134" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
</td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Phil
Barsky</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">K3EW</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="134" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
</td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Ulis
Fleming</font></font></font></p>
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<td width="201" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">K3LU</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="134" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
</td>
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<td width="211" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Jim
Locke</font></font></font></p>
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<td width="201" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">W3NRJ</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="134" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
</td>
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<td width="211" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Al
Cerniauskas</font></font></font><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">
</font></font></font>
</p>
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<td width="201" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">WA1T</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="134" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Yes</font></font></font></p>
</td>
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<td width="211" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Vic
Culver</font></font></font></p>
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<td width="201" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">W4VIC</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="134" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Candidate
for Membership </font></font></font>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Tom
Valenti </font></font></font>
</p>
</td>
<td width="201" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">K3AJ</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="134" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Candidate
for Membership</font></font></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">The
meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM EDST by President K3ZO.
Those present were asked to introduce themselves.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">The
minutes of the regular NCDXA meeting of February 17, 2021 had been
included in the printed agenda and were</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">approved
without change. </font></font></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">K3AJ
and W4VIC, having met the requirements of membership, were voted in
as members of NCDXA and were asked to give </font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">brief
bios of themselves.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">Treasurer
K3EW presented the treasurer's report. The NCDXA treasury account
stands as $4333.75 as of this meeting.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">Vice
President N4MM reported on ARRL business. The FCC has announced that
updated RF exposure rules will go into effect as</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">of
May 3. Radio Amateurs are included in this ruling and must evaluate
their RF exposure status by May 3, 2023. The limits</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">are
not being changed but Amateurs must update their stations' RF
profiles if changes to their station have been made since</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">they
last did so. In our meeting there was some commentary that this was
a sign that the FCC hoped to eventually do away</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">with
the Amateur Radio Service, but K3ZO noted that ARRL's new Washington
legal counsel Dave Siddall, K3ZJ had once held</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">high
level positions in the FCC and does not feel that this is likely.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">ARRL
W3 QSL Bureau Manager K3ZO reported that our Bureau has lately been
flooded with cards as it appears that the logjam</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">caused
by the Christmas rush of packages has finally been broken. During
the calendar month of March, 17,090 QSLs were</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">received
by the Bureau. This is the greatest total number of cards that has
been received within a single month in several years.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">WA3DVO,
who is one of the Bureau sorters, commented that he had been having a
number of bureau mailings returned by the</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">Post
Office because of incorrect addresses. K3ZO explained that this is a
constant problem. The main reasons for this are:</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">(1)
A ham has become a Silent Key but his relatives have not advised the
FCC of this fact. (2) A ham has moved to a new QTH without</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">notifying
the Bureau or the FCC that he had done so. (3) A ham has allowed his
license to expire. K3ZO said that he investigates </font></font></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">each
case where mail is returned and invites the sorters to let him know
each time this happens. </font></font></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">A
number of those in attendance reported that they had worked the C92RU
DXpedition and that most of those QSOs had been on</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">FT-8.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">The
next regular meeting of the NCDXA would normally take place at
W3LPL's June open house. Given the Covid-19 situation,</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">it
is likely that members will have to prove that they have had their
vaccination shots in order to attend in person, but updates</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">about
the meeting will be provided on the NCDXA Reflector as they become
available. </font></font></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">The
meetings via the ZOOM Conferencing tool have been surprisingly
successful as they allow members to participate without</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">having
to travel long distances to attend meetings in person. Even after
the Covid-19 pandemic decreases, it is likely that NCDXA</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">meetings
will continue to take place online except for W3LPL's Open House and
the annual August Fowlfest.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">There
being no further business, the formal meeting was adjourned at 7:46
PM EDST, though some members continued with</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">their
informal discussions after that.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">Respectfully
Submitted,</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">Alfred
A "Fred" Laun, III, K3ZO</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">Secretary
(Acting)</font></font></font></p>
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