<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 the regular meeting of NCDXA held on October 27. I apologize for the delay, I was busy with a very active participation in the CQWW SSB DX Contest.</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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<font face="Calibri, serif"><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4">MINUTES
OF THE OCTOBER 27, 2021 MEETING OF THE </font></font></font>
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<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 October 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">WA3DVO</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Everett Bollin</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">WV4V</font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Brian Treadwell</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Fred Laun</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Ron Rubin
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Mark Scott</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Ed Kuebert</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">John Kanode</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Vic Culver</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">The
meeting was called to order at 7:01 PM EDST by President K3ZO.
Those present were asked to introduce themselves.</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">The
regular NCDXA meeting of August 18, 2021 had been cancelled. The
minutes of the meeting prior to that, on June 16, 2021 along with a
special meeting on June 24, 2021 had been posted online earlier and
were accepted without change. </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">On
behalf of Treasurer K3EW, who was away on travel status, President
K3ZO reported that the NCDXA treasury account stood at $4537.63 as of
September 30, 2021.</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">The
October meeting each year is traditionally the meeting at which half
of the officers are selected for two year terms. This year the terms
of the Vice President and the Secretary were up for consideration.
There being no other nominations, Vice President N4MM agreed to serve
for another two years and K3ZO agreed to serve as Acting Secretary in
the absence of any other candidate </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">Vice
President N4MM reported on ARRL business. John commented that it
seemed as though there wasn't much that was special to report out of
ARRL Headquarters since there wasn't much news coming out. K3ZO
commented that there seemed to be some confusion surrounding the
status of the Director of Emergency Management since that position
was no longer listed on the listing of Staff on the QST masthead.</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">It
was reported that the term of office for the Director of the ARRL
Roanoke Division is ending, and in addition to the incumbent W2RU,
there are two other candidates for election to this office, former
Director N2ZZ and North Carolina Section Manager WA4NC. Since four
of the NCDXA members present at this meeting are resident in the
Roanoke Division, an extensive and informative discussion of the
relative merits of each candidate ensued. The Vice Director of the
Roanoke Division, N2COP is running unopposed so has already been
declared elected for another term. </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">There
is also a very competitive race going on for the Director of the New
England ARRL Division. </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">As
for his regular DX report, N4MM opened the discussion to all of those
present who reported that the level of DXpeditions is gradually
recovering from the Covid-19-caused absences, and members reported
success in working the handful of DXpeditions currently
on the air. There is much anticipation of planned DXpeditions to the
very rare Bouvet Island during the coming year. </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">ARRL
W3 QSL Bureau Manager K3ZO reported that the flow of incoming cards
from overseas bureaus is back to normal. </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">There
has traditionally been a regular NCDXA meeting during the month of
December. The date for this meeting will be announced on the NCDXA
Reflector following date selection by the officers.</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">There
being no further business, on motion of WV4V the meeting was
adjourned at 7:48 PM.</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">Respectfully
submitted, </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">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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