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Welcome to the Welcome to the Northern Northern
California DX ClubCalifornia DX ClubJune 17, 2011June 17, 2011
NCDXC June 16, 2011NCDXC June 16, 2011
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A Special Time in Memory A Special Time in Memory ofof
Doug, W6JD, SKDoug, W6JD, SK
• Long time NCDXC Member
• Please feel free to pay tribute to Doug
• A minute of silence
… -.-
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Tonight’s AgendaTonight’s Agenda• Club Business
– Introduction of Officers– Introductions of Members– New members– DX news– QSTs– Committee Formed – Best Use of NCDXC Discretionary Funds
• Elections• Feature Presentations
– IDXC 2011 Visalia Report - John, K6MM– Dayton Hamvention 2011 – John, K6MM– Ideas for Club Awards & All About Club Log – Craig, AE6RR
• NCDXC Raffle
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NCDXC Officers for 2010-2011NCDXC Officers for 2010-2011• Officers
– President Richard Crouch N6RC– Vice Pres Phil Steffora K6TT– Secretary John Eisenberg K6YP– Treasurer Bob Lanning, Jr. W6OPO
• Directors– Steve Jones N6SJ – Russ Benson K6KLY – Craig Bradley AE6RR– Risto Kotalampi W6RK– Pete Grabosky W6OOL
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New members?New members?
• Secretary’s Report– John, K6YP
– John has applications…– New membership voting?– Live membership voting
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IntroductionsIntroductions
• Let’s Go Around the room… – Introduce yourself & any guests
– Tell us what new DX you have bagged OR
– How did you get started in Ham Radio?
DX NEWSDX NEWS
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Cycle 25 – No sunspots?Cycle 25 – No sunspots?• “Major solar announcement from the American
Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas:
– When the B gauss reading of sunspots hits 1500, they will no longer have enough contrast to be visible. That may occur at or near the years 2015-2017
– Sunspots may be on the way out and an extended solar minimum may be on the horizon
– Some unusual solar readings, including fading sunspots and weakening magnetic activity near the poles, could be indications that our sun is preparing to be less active in the coming years
– As the current sunspot cycle swells toward the solar maximum, the sun could be heading into a more-dormant period, with activity during the next 11-year sunspot cycle greatly reduced or even eliminated!
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Cycle 25 – No sunspots?Cycle 25 – No sunspots?
“Major solar announcement from the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas”
• Some scientists are questioning whether this drop in activity could lead to a second Maunder Minimum, which was a 70-year period from 1645 to 1715 when the sun showed virtually no sunspots
• “We expected to see the start of the zonal flow for Cycle 25 by now, but we see no sign of it.” “This indicates that the start of Cycle 25 may be delayed to 2021 or 2022, or may not happen at all.”
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Cycle 25 – No sunspots?Cycle 25 – No sunspots?
“Major solar announcement from the American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas”
• “If the models prove accurate and the trends continue, the implications could be far-reaching”
• “If we are right, this could be the last solar maximum we’ll see for a few decades”
• “That would affect everything from space exploration to Earth’s climate”
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3D2R 3D2R ZC4MIS ZC4MIS
A large multi-national team will be active from Rotuma
Island (OC-060) in late September-early October. Hrane Milosevic,
YT1AD recently visited Fiji and says, We have obtained
the license of 3D2R and a landing permit
Mike, KF6RCP, is currently on holiday/
vacation on the U.K. Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus and
is active as ZC4MIS for the next four months. Activity is
mainly on the beach using a FT-817ND with a LDG Z817
tuner and a Buddistick. His operations will be mainly on 20
meters using SSB and the Digital modes PSK31 and JT65
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ZD7XF ZD7XF T88NA T88NA KH0NKH0N
ZD7XF - ST. HELENA ISLAND: Nigel, G3TXF plans to
be here June 22-30. Operation will be from the QTH of Barrie,
ZD7MY. He plans to mainly operate HF on CW but he is
taking antennas for 160, 80 and 6 meters
T88NA - PALAU: The island is getting more attention.
Nao, JK1FNL plans to operate there June 18-20. No operating
details were given. QSL to home call
KHØN - MARIANAS: Tony, JA6CNL will be on Saipan
June 17-21 for the All Asian CW DX Contest. This will be the
Northern Kyushu DX Club’s 18th Expedition.
QSTsQSTs
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New NCDXC CommitteeNew NCDXC Committee
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Dues are DueDues are Due• Your annual dues are due July 1st!
– Unless you are a Life or Honorary Member of course
• The dues are $24 per year ($39 for families)• You can now pay by Pay Pal or Credit Card!
– Checks, envelopes or stamps not required, just click away!
• Go to http://www.ncdxc.org/• Click on the [ Make Online Payment ]
link below [ Membership Information ]• If you have moved, changed your call, changed
your email, etc. please add the new information to the Pay Pal form in the “comment” box
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NCXDC Summer PicnicNCXDC Summer Picnic• Saturday, August 13th
• 10:30 to 2 PM
• Shoup Park, 400 University, Los Altos
• The club supplies the food and drinks
• Open to members and their guests
• Meet the new team of NCDXC Officers
• Card checking
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DXer NewsDXer News
• Editor – Phil Verinsky, W6TQG
• Please help Phil by contributing content!
• Additional comments?
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NCDXC NetNCDXC Net
• Every Thursday 8pm • Except on monthly meeting nights (3rd
Thurs)• On W6TI repeater, 147.360 MHz, PL
110.9
• Any other repeater news?
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Upcoming MeetingsUpcoming Meetings
• No meeting in July
• Picnic on August 13th
• September Meeting– Thursday, Sept 15th @ Holder’s
– Program TBA
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NCDXC Club StoreNCDXC Club Store
• Check out the new club store on the web site: http://ncdxc.org/
• T-Shirts
• Coffee Mugs
• Mouse Pads
• Stickers
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Tonight’s RaffleTonight’s Raffle• Mike W6WZ & Carolyn WB6ABC have some great
prizes!– 1st Prize: IC-2200H 2M Transceiver– Plus other great prizes
• Need Tickets?– see Carolyn or Mike
– 6 for $5 – 12 for $10 – 24 for $20
• GOOD LUCK!
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Additional QSTsAdditional QSTs
• Does anyone have any other short announcements they would like to make?
Election of Officers & Election of Officers & DirectorsDirectors
2010 to 2011 Terms2010 to 2011 Terms
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NCDXC ElectionNCDXC Election
• Elections of Officers and Directors will occur tonight and they will take office at the picnic on August 13th.
• Officers, published in the June Dxer, nominated by the Board are:– President Richard Crouch, N6RC– Vice President Steve Jones, N6SJ– Secretary Paul Ewing, N6PSE– Treasurer Bob Lanning, W6OPO
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NCDXC ElectionNCDXC Election
• The club’s Bylaws and Procedures call for the election of 4 Directors. An additional Director slot is always filled by the past club President.*
• The Board’s nominations, published in the June Dxer, for the elected Directors are:– John Eisenberg, K6YP– Risto Kotalampi, W6RK– Russ Bentson, K6KLY– Pete Grabosky, W6OOL
* Craig Bradley, AE6RR, Director – in his second term
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Nominations from the FloorNominations from the Floor
• Are there any other nominations for any of the officer or director positions?
• If so, please introduce yourself, name the office you wish to nominate someone/yourself for and take a few minutes to tell us about their/your qualifications.
• If there are no additional nominations, a motion to close the nominations is in order
• Is there such a motion? – Second? - Vote
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Candidates NominatedCandidates Nominated to be voted on to be voted on
• Officers– President Richard Crouch, N6RC– Vice President Steve Jones, N6SJ– Secretary Paul Ewing, N6PSE– Treasurer Bob Lanning, W6OPO
• Directors– John Eisenberg, K6YP– Risto Kotalampi, W6RK– Russ Bentson, K6KLY– Pete Grabosky, W6OOL
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NCDXC ElectionNCDXC Election
• If there are additional nominations a written ballot is in order
• If there are no additional nominations, I will entertain a motion to elect the Board’s entire slate of candidates with one voice vote of the membership
• Is there such a motion?• Second?• Voice vote?
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NCDXC Officers for 2011-2012NCDXC Officers for 2011-2012• Officers
– President Richard Crouch, N6RC– Vice President Steve Jones, N6ST– Secretary Paul Ewing, N6PSE– Treasurer Bob Lanning, W6OPO
• Directors– John Eisenberg, N6SJ– Risto Kotalampi, W6RK– Russ Bentson, K6KLY– Pete Grabosky, W6OOL– Craig Bradley, AE6RR (Past President)
SpecialSpecialPresentationsPresentations
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IDXC 2011 IDXC 2011 Results, John Miller, K6MMResults, John Miller, K6MM
Hamvention 2011Hamvention 2011, John Miller, K6MM, John Miller, K6MM
Ideas for Ideas for Club AwardsClub Awards, Craig, AE6RR, Craig, AE6RR
All About All About Club LogClub Log, Craig, AE6FF, Craig, AE6FF
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RAFFLERAFFLETIME!TIME!
• Does anyone need tickets before we start?
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Thanks for Coming Tonight!Thanks for Coming Tonight!
–See you at the picnic