Transcript Northern California DX Club

Welcome to
Northern
California DX Club
March 20, 2008
Today’s Agenda
• Club Business
– Introductions
– New members Craig Bradley AE6RR
– DX news
• Today's Program
– The Northern CA DX Foundation Rusty Epps and NCDXF
Directors
– Presentation of NCDXC 2008 Contribution to NCDXF
– NCDXC Raffle featuring Logikey K5 Iambic Memory Keyer
and Presidian Noise Cancelling Head Phones
• Next Month
– No meeting! Please Attend IDXC in Visalia 4/25 thru 4/27
Introductions
• Let’s Go Around the room…
– I know everyone wants to brag about their
VP6DX TX5C band modes!
– Tell us what other new DX you have snagged
– Any other news you wish to share?
New members…
• Craig, AE6RR… is taking applications!
DX News
• CQ WPX Contest weekend of 3/29-3/30
• 9X0R Rwanda 18Z 17M & 01Z 20M until 3/27
• 5T5DC Mauritania On now until 3/30
• ZS8 Marion Island Scheduled to start May 08
IDXC Visalia
• International DX Convention 2008
– April 25, 26, 27 at Visalia Holiday Inn
– Make your Hotel and Convention Reservations NOW!
– Info at www.dxconvention.org
On the air now
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Rwanda
Mauritania
Lesotho
Jan Mayen Is
Solomon Is
Juan Fernandez
Dodecanese Is
9X0R
5T5DC
7P8FC
JX9JKA
H44MS
CE0Z
SX5AI
now-3/27
now-3/30
3/27-4/3
3/27-10/?
now-4/27
now-4/7
3/21-3/26
Coming Attractions
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Glorioso Is
Marion Is.
Bhutan
Rodriguez Is.
Mauritus
FR/g
ZS8
A52TL
3B9
3B8
5/05 - 5/30
5/0/08 - 5/1/09
5/03 - 5/30
4/01-4/08
4/09-4/24
Tonight’s Raffle Prizes
• First Prize: Logikey K5 Iambic Memory Keyer
• Second Prize: Presidian Noise Cancelling
Head Phones
• Thrid Prize: Galaxy 2meter/70cm High Gain
Antenna
• And there’s more!
• Need Tickets?
– 6 for $5,12 for $10 or 24 for $20
NCDXC Net
• Please Remember
– NCDXC Net Every Thursday 8pm
– Except when monthly meeting
– On W6TI repeater, 147.360 MHz, PL 110.9
Today’s Program
• The Northern CA DX Foundation
Rusty Epps W6OAT and NCDXF Directors
• What is NCDXF
– What is does for YOU
– What YOU can do for it
NCDXC 2008 Contribution to
NCDXF
• NCDXC members derive pleasure and
satisfaction from working DX and climbing
the DXCC ladder.
• NCDXF funds the majority of all current
and future DX Operations worldwide
• It has been a long standing NCDXC policy
to make its contributions to DX Operations
through NCDXF
NCDXC 2008 Contribution to
NCDXF
• Based on your hard work and our success
at Visalia in 2007 NCDXF will making our
largest contribution to NCDXF in many
years.
NCDXC 2008 Contribution to
NCDXF
• It is our pleasure to present NCDXC’s
2008 contribution to NCDXF in the
amount of $1500. We know you will put
the money to good uses.
The NCDXC Raffle!
• Does anyone need tickets before we
start?
Thanks for Coming Tonight!