<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Correction!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">The date of the meeting is February 24, NOT April 24.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">h/t W3LPL <br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Alfred Laun</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:hs0zar@gmail.com">hs0zar@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 2:12 PM<br>Subject: Draft Agenda For February 24 meeting<br>To: NCDXA <<a href="mailto:ncdxa@ncdxa.org">ncdxa@ncdxa.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large">
<div>Fellow Members of NCDXA:</div><div><br></div><div>Here is the draft agenda for tomorrow night's (<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">February 24</span> 7:00 PM) meeting:</div><div><br></div><div>73, Fred Laun, K3ZO <br></div><div>President</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large">Meeting Called to Order by President K3ZO<br><br>Member Introductions<br></div></div></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large"><br>Minutes of Previous Meeting (see below**)<br></div></div></blockquote><div style="font-size:large"><br></div><div style="font-size:large">Treasurers Report<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br><div style="font-size:large">DX and ARRL Report by Vice President N4MM<br><br>W3 QSL Bureau Report by President K3ZO<br><br>Activity Reports by Members Present<br><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span></div></div></blockquote></div><div style="font-size:large"><br></div><div style="font-size:large">Date of next meeting in April 2022<br></div><div style="font-size:large"><div><br></div><div style="font-size:large">Other Business</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large">Adjournment</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div><br></div><div>**Herewith Minutes of December 2021 Regular Meeting</div><div><br></div><div>
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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 DECEMBER 23, 2021 MEETING OF 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">NATIONAL
CAPITOL DX ASSOCIATION </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
regular December 2021 and Christmas 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>
<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">Those
in attendance included:</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><br>
</p>
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="7" border="1">
<colgroup><col width="110*">
<col width="109*">
<col width="37*">
</colgroup><tbody><tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Call</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Name</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Member</font></font></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" 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>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Everett Bollin</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">W2GPS</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Rick Hambly</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" 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>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Fred Laun</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<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="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Phil Barsky
</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">K4MV
</font></font></font>
</p>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Mark Scott</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">AE3T</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Howard Sherer</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">W3ICM</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Fred Matos</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">W3LL</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Bud Governale</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" 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>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Tom Molyneaux</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" 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="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Jim Locke</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">WA7NB</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Arthur Blank</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">K5VRX*</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Roger Stephens</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" 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>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">N3NT</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Craig Lee</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Candidate</font></font></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="TOP">
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">N8IVN</font></font></font></p>
</td>
<td width="43%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER">Dennis Kronenberg</p>
</td>
<td width="14%" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p style="margin-bottom:0.08in" align="CENTER"><font color="#00000a"><font face="Calibri, serif"><font size="4">Candidate</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">*Attempted
to join, seen on screen. </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
meeting was called to order at 7:08 PM EST 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 meeting on October 27, 2021 had been posted online
earlier and were accepted 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">Craig
Lee, N3NT and Dennis Kronenberg, N8IVN had applied for NCDXA
membership.</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
were asked to give brief biographical sketches of themselves and were
enthusiastically voted into membership by a unanimous vote of those
in attendance. </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 reported that the treasury stood at $5002.62 as of this meeting.
Out of 44 members, Phil reported that eight were not fully paid up
to date as of the meeting. (Some of those have paid up since then.)
The United Bank branch closest to Phil's QTH has closed, but he has
been able to bank electronically so that has not caused a problem.</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">In
the absence of N4MM, K3ZO reported briefly on ARRL matters. Two ARRL
Directors were voted out of office in recent ARRL elections. One of
those was Bud Hippisley, W2RU, Director of the Roanoke Division. He
has been replaced by former Director Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, who takes
office on January 1, 2022. Many NCDXA members reside in the Roanoke
Division. The Vice Director of the Roanoke Division, N2COP was
unopposed so has already been declared elected for another term. </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">Several
of those in attendance reported that band conditions on the higher
bands have improved noticeably due to the higher Solar Flux values.
Among other DX stations who have been active recently is the newly
active Monk Iakovos from Mount Athos, SV2RSG/A who has turned out to
be a surprisingly good CW operator. </font></font></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.17in" align="LEFT"><font color="#00000a">
</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">ARRL
W3 QSL Bureau Manager K3ZO reported that the flow of incoming cards
has once again slowed down recently. He suspects that the flareup of
the new Covid-19 variant has caused some packages from overseas
bureaus to be delayed. The final statistics for CY-2021 will be
available shortly as end-of-year reports are required by ARRL HQ.</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
request for NCDXA financial support of QSL.net had been received.
NCDXA Webmaster K1MU has reported that NCDXA no longer uses any of
QSL.net's services. After discussion, those in attendance decided
not to respond to the QSL.net request. </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 meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM. A
number of those present continued discussions after the formal close
of the 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">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"><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><div>
</div>
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