MDXC November 13, 2018

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  Meeting Minutes for MDXC November 13, 2018   


MDXC MEETING DATE: 11-13-2018

LOCATION: Tully’s II, Monona, WI

Members Present: 14

Guests Present:

Secretary’s Report: Minutes from previous meeting read and accepted.

Treasurer’s Report: $728.16

Committee Reports:
DX: VK9XQ, A35EU, V63DX, T88PB, 8Q7DX, EP6RRC, 5R8UM, TK0C, and many others.
DX: CQWW CW Contest starts on 11-24
Repeater: (NG9V) off air temporary while it’s being moved.
Skimmer: Working, with 10 to 15 k qsos being spotted per day.
DX Cluster: Working (W9BG)
Website: Working (Madisondxclub.org)
Email reflector: Working
Swap reflector: Working
Scholarship: Now a separate entity. Adding grant program.

General and Member Information:
Hot Fusion Lab tour still a go on Thursdays contact N9ELF for setup.
K9IMM won 1st Place ARRL Phone contest for Wisconsin.
N9LB applied for and received the WAZ award for both CW and SSB.
New FT8 full version release on 12-12-2018.

Old Business: None

New Business:
Our new Program Committee is actively seeking program ideas.
Paypal is now available for club dues or generous donations.
The MDXC PayPal address is:   mdxc1234@gmail.com   Please remember to use "send to friends and family".

Program: Dave - W9DEY provided a very nice program on his station setup starting from scratch.

Submitted by Jim Hugo, MDXC Secretary/Treasurer, November 13, 2018

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