May 2007 Minutes

SDXA MEETING
MAY 3, 2007

Meeting was called to order by Lamar, WA7LT at 7:00 p.m.

Note: SDXA member Bill Martinek K7EFB passed away this week and Virginia Hearn, wife of Dan N5AR, passed away, also this week.

KE7CSF will be moving to Arizona and will be here mid to end of May.

K9JF/7 & KE7CBH will be at Lamar’s, WA7LT, for the week end.

Program was introduced and presented by Gary K7OX. The program was on NCDF Video (11 to 12 minutes) and LOTW (Log Book of the World). We had part one of LOTW being presented on “Getting Started. Gary, K7OX, presented a step-by-step program on how to get started with LOTW and how to get the certificate. He presented how it would act as a logging program for your contacts even if you do not get a “QSL” card.

Meeting Began:

Motion to accept the minutes as submitted (msc). Motion to receive the treasurer’s report as submitted (msc).

There are 21 people present for this meeting.

Note: ARRL sells DXCC book for $5.95 that might be especially useful to some of the beginning DXCCers to think about. Move that we send $25.00 to the DXpedition for St. Brandon (msc).

We are in need of a volunteer for the Summer Picnic this year.

The December 6th Awards Banquet will be held at Perkins on Division and it will be a Buffet with a limit of 50. It looks as though the gratuity and meal will be in the $15.00 range.

Submitted by,
Marybeth Snyder, Secretary

ATTENDING THE MEETING
AC7GP Bob
AC7MV David
K7AWB Steve
K7EKM Kirk
K7FB Mike
K7GS Gary
K7OX Gary
K7TQ Randy
KC7QGV Marybeth
KE7KPO Carl
N5AR Dan
N7ER Earl
(unknown)Dale
NE7F Jim
W3AS Doug
W6AEA George
WA0WWW Jay
WA1PMA Wayne
WA7LT LaMar
WU7X Dale

Visitors:
XYL Nancy

20 Members and 1 Visitors at this meeting