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# Mother Lode DX / Contest Club

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- [The Nugget - June 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-june-2026/) - June 2026 Volume 31 Number 6 Next meeting is scheduled for July 25th at 11:30am. Location and program are TBD. Find out more. Thirty Years Ago, a bunch of local hams gathered for pizza at Mountain Mike's Round Table in Martel, and the Mother Lode DX/Contest Club was born! In this issue: Missives! - news
- [The Nugget - May 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-may-2026/) - May 2026 Volume 31 Number 5 Next meeting is a joint meeting with the NCCC: 11:30AM June 13th at Peter’s Steakhouse 203 Second Street – Isleton, CA 95641. You must RSVP at this link no later than June 10th if you will be attending. Find out more. Thirty Years Ago, a bunch of local hams
- [Minutes of the May 16, 2026 Meeting (Los Pinos Restuarant, Cameron Park)](https://www.mldxcc.org/minutes-of-the-may-16-2026-meeting-los-pinos-restuarant-cameron-park/) - Meeting was called to order at 12:45 p.m. by President Steve Allred, NC6R. There were 9 attending (sign in sheet). Steve welcomed everyone. All attending were familiar with each other, so there were no introductions. New Business: The treasurer’s report was published in the April newsletter. Motion to Approve the report was made by Dave
- [The Nugget - April 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-april-2026/) - April 2026 Volume 31 Number 4 Next meeting: 11:30AM May 16th at Los Pinos Restaurant 3420 Palmer Dr, Cameron Park, CA. Find out more. June meeting is a joint meeting with NCCC on June 13th in Isleton. Find out more. Thirty Years Ago, a bunch of local hams gathered for pizza at Mountain Mike's Round
- [June 2026 Joint Meeting with NCCC](https://www.mldxcc.org/june-2026-joint-meeting-with-nccc/) - The June meeting of the Mother Lode DX / Contest Club will be a joint meeting with the Northern California Contest Club, on June 13th starting at 11:30am. The location is Peter’s Steakhouse 203 Second Street – Isleton, CA 95641. Please RSVP to Jason KE5JTS if you will be attending. Menu: Choice of 3 sandwich
- [QSL of the Month - April 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/qsl-of-the-month-april-2026/) - Conducted by Bob W1RH To have your favorite QSL card featured in the Nugget, just email Bob W1RH an electronic copy or trust him with a hard copy and he will scan it and return it to you in the same condition he received it. This month’s QSL card was given to me from Frank,
- [Minutes of the March 21, 2026 Meeting (Round Table Pizza, Martel)](https://www.mldxcc.org/minutes-of-the-march-21-2026-meeting-round-table-pizza-martel/) - Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order at 12:25 p.m. by President Steve Allred, NC6R. There were 9 attending in person, including 1 guest (sign-in sheet). Steve welcomed everyone. Each member introduced themselves. Steve and members discussed Jason Pritchard’s need for clarity on the use of Off-center-fed antennas. Old Business There
- [The Nugget - March 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-march-2026/) - March 2026 Volume 31 Number 3 Next meeting: 11:30AM March 21st at Round Table Pizza in Martel. Find out more. Thirty Years Ago, a bunch of local hams gathered for pizza at Mountain Mike's Round Table in Martel, and the Mother Lode DX/Contest Club was born! In this issue: Missives from our new Prez and
- [QSL of the Month - March 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/qsl-of-the-month-march-2026/) - Conducted by Bob W1RH To have your favorite QSL card featured in the Nugget, just email Bob W1RH an electronic copy or trust him with a hard copy and he will scan it and return it to you in the same condition he received it. I got this card from Michal, WA6RZ, who lives in
- [A Survey of Current Solid State Power Amplifiers](https://www.mldxcc.org/a-survey-of-current-solid-state-power-amplifiers/) - by Dave N6DE Link to Dave's Chart (PDF) I have been tracking the performance of Solid-State Power Amplifiers—SSPA for a number of years after having to repair my PW1 multiple times due to my own operator errors. Having a fully automated station is not failure proof in the real world. Most SSPA failures are due to transmission
- [Tube of the Month – March 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-march-2026/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com WE 220B In the early 1920’s, Western Electric was legally allowed to sell new tubes to the civilian market. They also had some applications that would benefit their own company’s product line. One potential application was a very long-distance telephone system using 60 KHz. The
- [The Nugget - February 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-february-2026/) - February 2026 Volume 31 Number 2 Next meeting: 11:30AM March 21st at Round Table Pizza in Martel. Find out more. Thirty Years Ago, a bunch of local hams gathered for pizza at Mountain Mike's Round Table in Martel, and the Mother Lode DX/Contest Club was born! In this issue: Missives from our new Prez and
- [QSL of the Month - February 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/qsl-of-the-month-february-2026/) - Conducted by Bob W1RH To have your favorite QSL card featured in the Nugget, just email Bob W1RH an electronic copy or trust him with a hard copy and he will scan it and return it to you in the same condition he received it. This month’s card comes from my collection. I worked 1A0KM
- [Minutes of the January 31st Meeting (Richmaid Creamery, Lodi)](https://www.mldxcc.org/minutes-of-the-january-31st-meeting-richmaid-creamery-lodi/) - Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order at 1:51 p.m. by Vice President Steve Allred, NC6R. There were 20 attending in person, including 3 guests and our presenter (sign-in sheet). Steve welcomed everyone. Each member introduced themselves. Old Business The Treasurer’s report was published in The Nugget in January. Bob Hess,
- [Tube of the Month – February 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-february-2026/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com WE-357A/B Western Electric was one of the first makers of vacuum tubes. After World War I, surplus tubes were made available to the public and commercial users. Western Electric also became a manufacturer of tubes for their own products including broadcast transmitters. In 1928, new
- [The Nugget - January 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-january-2026/) - January 2026 Volume 31 Number 1 Next meeting: 1:00PM (not 11:30AM!) January 31st at Richmaid Restaurant in Lodi. Find out more. Thirty Years Ago, a bunch of local hams gathered for pizza at Mountain Mike's Round Table in Martel, and the Mother Lode DX/Contest Club was born! In this issue: A Roundup roundup! - That
- [QSL of the Month - January 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/qsl-of-the-month-january-2026/) - A New Feature by Bob W1RH! To have your favorite QSL card featured in the Nugget, just email Bob W1RH an electronic copy or trust him with a hard copy and he will scan it and return it to you in the same condition he received it. Raise your hand in you recognize the call,
- [W1RH Year End Remote Station Update](https://www.mldxcc.org/w1rh-year-end-remote-station-update/) - by Bob Hess, W1RH with help from Rick Samoian, W6SR Since it’s the end of the year, and since Jeff is always asking for Nugget articles, I thought I’d bring all of you up to date on what Rick, W6SR, and I have been doing with remote operation from my station. A couple of years
- [Tube of the Month – January 2026](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-january-2026/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com HY31Z – HY1231Z In the early 1920’s, the Hytron Corporation in Salem, Massachusetts, began making vacuum tubes under their division Hytronic Laboratories. I have seen little evidence of production until the middle 1930’s when they came out with a new, expanded line of high frequency
- [The Nugget - December 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-december-2025/) - December 2025 Volume 30 Number 12 Next meeting: 1:00PM (not 11:30AM!) January 31st at Richmaid Restaurant in Lodi. Find out more. Thirty Years Ago, a bunch of local hams gathered for pizza at Mountain Mike's in Martel, and the Mother Lode DX/Contest Club was born! In this issue: Member reports! - Another new monthly feature!
- [QSL of the Month - December 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/qsl-of-the-month-december-2025/) - A New Feature by Bob W1RH! To have your favorite QSL card featured in the Nugget, just email Bob W1RH an electronic copy or trust him with a hard copy and he will scan it and return it to you in the same condition he received it. A friend of mine, who lives in El
- [2025 Sweepstakes](https://www.mldxcc.org/2025-sweepstakes/) - By Bob Hess, W1RH Well, we completed our 10th ARRL Sweepstakes club competition in November. How do you think we did? Let’s take a look at the battle for our 10th Medium Club win in Sweepstakes. I’ve taken a look at the clubs who have scored well in past years as well as those who
- [Minutes of the November 22nd Meeting (The Breakroom, Shingle Springs)](https://www.mldxcc.org/minutes-of-the-november-22nd-meeting-the-breakroom-shingle-springs/) - Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order at 11:54 p.m. by Vice President Steve Allred, NC6R. There were 19 attending in person, including 4 guests, with at least 1 more guest attending via zoom (sign-in sheet). Steve welcomed everyone. Each member introduced themselves. Old Business The secretary’s October monthly report was
- [The Nugget - November 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-november-2025/) - November 2025 Volume 30 Number 11 Next meeting: November 22nd at The Breakroom in Shingle Springs. Find out more. Thirty Years Ago this month, a bunch of local hams gathered for pizza at Mountain Mike's in Martel, and the Mother Lode DX/Contest Club was born! In this issue: Member reports! - A new monthly feature!
- [Tube of the Month – November 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-november-2025/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com UV200-UV201 The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was formed in 1919. They were a holding company that had bought the patents for the De Forest audion and the Flemming valve. They had no manufacturing capabilities and wouldn’t until 1930. Their plan was to have General
- [Minutes of the October 18th Meeting (Round Table Pizza, Jackson)](https://www.mldxcc.org/minutes-of-the-october-18th-meeting-round-table-pizza-jackson/) - Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order at 12:23 p.m. by Vice President Steve Allred, NC6R. There were 12 attending in person, with none attending via zoom (sign-in sheet). There were no guests. Steve welcomed everyone. Each member introduced themselves. Old Business There was no September meeting, so no minutes published,
- [The Nugget - October 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-october-2025/) - October 2025 Volume 30 Number 10 Next meeting: October 18th at Round Table Pizza in Jackson/Martell. Find out more. In this issue: Not a lot I'm afraid, we need your input! But we do have our Tube of the Month - classifieds - DX - focus contests - State QSO parties are over for the
- [Tube of the Month – October 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-october-2025/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com 10 In the March, 1921 issue of QST, RCA announced that they had added their first CW power tube to their post war lineup. The UV-202/C-302 had construction that was similar to their others tubes with short pins and a brass base. It was rated
- [The Nugget - September 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-september-2025/) - September 2025 Volume 30 Number 9 Next meeting: October 18th at tbd in tbd. Find out more. (No September meeting.) In this issue: CQP tips, tubes - classifieds - DX - focus contests - State QSO parties! - funny stuff! - and more! From the Prez Just random rambling thoughts….. I played around in the
- [Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act](https://www.mldxcc.org/amateur-radio-emergency-preparedness-act/) - This is from the ARRL. Follow the links for more information and to take action. ARRL Launches Nationwide Grassroots Campaign to Pass Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act Send Your Letters Now Frequently Asked Questions ARRL Member Bulletin
- [Tips on how to increase your score in a contest](https://www.mldxcc.org/tips-on-how-to-increase-your-score-in-a-contest/) - By Rich Cutler, WC6H Schedule the time in your calendar to operate the contest. Get focused on making your best effort this year. Give the contest 100% effort for the time you have to operate. I like to go to 3830 scores and copy my last year's contest score and place it on the operating
- [It's Radio Swap Time!](https://www.mldxcc.org/its-radio-swap-time/) - Here are a couple radio swap meets coming up this month: September 13th in Reno NV. September 20th in Lincoln CA.
- [Pacificon Convention is October 10-12, 2025!](https://www.mldxcc.org/pacificon-convention-is-october-10-12-2025/) - Here's the flyer with details!
- [Minutes of the August 30th Meeting (Round Table Pizza, Jackson)](https://www.mldxcc.org/minutes-of-the-august-30th-meeting-round-table-pizza-jackson/) - Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order at 12:24 p.m. by Vice President Steve Allred, NC6R. There were 14 attending in person, with two more attending via zoom (sign-in sheet). There were three guests. Steve welcomed everyone. Each member introduced themselves. Old Business The July minutes were published in the Newsletter.
- [Tube of the Month – September 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-september-2025/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com 304T In 1940, EIMAC tried using four 75T tubes in parallel and designated it the 304T. The 304T had plates with caps and external grid connections. A cup shield that was concave down was added later (2nd example). I believe the shield is used to
- [The Nugget - August 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-august-2025/) - August 2025 Volume 30 Number 8 Next meeting: August 30th at Round Table Pizza in Martel (Jackson). Find out more. In this issue: tubes as always, and... ancient PowerPoints? - new videos! - classifieds - DX - focus contests - State QSO parties! - funny stuff! - and more! From the Prez Hello Contesters and
- [Minutes of the July 26th Meeting (Round Table Pizza, Jackson)](https://www.mldxcc.org/minutes-of-the-july-26th-meeting-round-table-pizza-jackson/) - Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order at 12:23 p.m. by Vice President Steve Allred, NC6R. There were 10 attending in person, with four more attending via zoom (sign-in sheet). There was one guest, the meeting speaker: Chris Knox, KI1P introduced by Steve Allred. Steve welcomed everyone. Each member introduced themselves.
- [A Little IDXC History](https://www.mldxcc.org/a-little-idxc-history/) - Our illustrious VP Steve NC6R was rooting around in his desk the other day and chanced upon a couple of thumb drives (remember those?) containing Contest and DX Academy presentations from the 2013 and 2014 International DX Convention (IDXC) in Visalia, CA. Steve passed these along to your Editor to publish in The Nugget. And
- [Tube of the Month – August 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-august-2025/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com 152T In 1938, Eimac started experimenting with paralleling 75T tubes in the same envelope. The earliest form of a two-unit tube was the 152T rated at 150 watts. The grids were connected in parallel but the filaments were separated. Eimac advertised that you could run
- [The Nugget - July 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-july-2025/) - July 2025 Volume 30 Number 7 Next meeting: July 26th in Martel (Jackson). Find out more. In this issue: tubes, verticals, and... tuning forks? - new videos! - classifieds - DX - contests - State QSO parties! - funny stuff! - and more! From the Prez Hello DX’ers and Contesters, If you missed our last
- [Minutes of the June 21st Meeting (The Breakroom, Shingle Springs)](https://www.mldxcc.org/minutes-of-the-june-21st-meeting-the-breakroom-shingle-springs/) - Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order at 12:27 p.m. by Vice President Steve Allred, NC6R. There were 12 attending in person, with three more attending via zoom. Of these there were three guests.There was one guest: Randy Keen, K6TVT introduced by Steve Allred. Steve welcomed everyone. Each member introduced themselves.
- [Tube of the Month – July 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-july-2025/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com 2C40 The Lighthouse Many of the tubes that were used to make the first experimental RADAR sets were standard types as the frequency was relatively low and would work without modification. Early large ground RADARs were in the 100 – 200 MHz range. Developing higher
- [Multi-Band Verticals](https://www.mldxcc.org/multi-band-verticals/) - by Gary Johnson NA6O A holy grail for many hams is an antenna that’s usable on nearly all bands that takes up very little room. This time we’re talking multi-band verticals. While compromised in several ways, they at least get us on the air. For this survey, we’ll only consider the contraptions that are resonant
- [Study of a Telegraph Tuning Fork](https://www.mldxcc.org/study-of-a-telegraph-tuning-fork/) - by Gary Johnson, NA6O gwj@me.com Terrestrial telegraphy required countless inventions, and one of the more unusual devices from that industry is the subject of this report. I am calling it a Telegraph Tuning Fork (TTF) because I can find no better description at this time. It came to me via a friend who got it from
- [The Nugget - June 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-june-2025/) - June 2025 Volume 30 Number 6 The next meeting of the MLDXCC will be on June 21st in Shingle Springs. Find out more. From the Prez Hello Nugget readers, I do believe all of you are aware by now, but MLDXCC has won the club competition for the 2024 ARRL Sweepstakes. This is our 10th
- [Another Bug Restoration](https://www.mldxcc.org/another-bug-restoration/) - by Gary Johnson, NA6O gwj@me.com It seems that I spend too much time restoring old keys but somehow it’s more fun than trouble to me. I recently was given a beat-up and not very valuable Les Logan Speed-X model 510 bug. This represents the low-end of the market in the 1930s, with a cast zinc
- [Tube of the Month – June 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-june-2025/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com 8011 (The Micropup) In 1940, the British were just holding their own in the Battle of Britian. The outcome was not certain as their cities were being flattened by the Luftwaffe and the German “U” boats were stopping much of their shipping. Nations don’t like
- [Presentations and Slides from Dayton](https://www.mldxcc.org/presentations-and-slides-from-dayton/) - Here are some useful links from the Dayton Hamvention this year. Please contact the Webwookie if there are any I missed listing here. Contest University slide decks Contest University video Contest University website Digital Contest Forum Presentations: Data Mining Digi and RTTY Contests, by Tim Shoppa, N3QE Recent Advances in RigSelect Pro, by Courtney Krehbiel, KD6X
- [Photos from the 2025 IDXC in Visalia](https://www.mldxcc.org/photos-from-the-2025-idxc-in-visalia/) - Bob Wilson N6TV took a few nice snapshots at the International DX Convention. Visit the album here. Thanks Bob!
- [Minutes of the May 10th Meeting (Habanero Hots, Lodi)](https://www.mldxcc.org/minutes-of-the-may-10th-meeting-habanero-hots-lodi/) - Respectfully Submitted, G. “Skip” Chraft, N6NFB Meeting was called to order at 12:14 p.m. by Vice President Steve Allred, NC6R. There were 22 attending in person, with three more attending via zoom. Of these there were three guests. Steve welcomed everyone. Each member and guest introduced themselves. Old Business: Steve thanked Sue for presiding over
- [The Nugget - May 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-may-2025/) - May 2025 Volume 30 Number 5 All the news from the home of the very first Cinco de Mayo celebration... The next meeting of the MLDXCC will be on May 10th in Lodi. Find out more right here. From the Prez Hello DX’ers and Contesters, It’s interesting how I became the President of this club
- [A Ham Radio Station for Jenna](https://www.mldxcc.org/a-ham-radio-station-for-jenna/) - by Gary Johnson, NA6O, and Jim Ewing, N4TMM We hams are famous for helping one another in many ways such as education, setting up equipment, or group operating events such as Field Day and emergency communications. Our team recently had a very successful experience helping a young CW op who was in need. Twenty year
- [Tube of the Month – May 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-may-2025/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com In their build up after WWI, the Royal Air Force developed a new triode transmitting tube that was capable of higher power than earlier types. The DET25 was a developmental tube similar to the “50-watters” being made in the US. In 1925, the RAF was
- [Santa Maria Convention Announced](https://www.mldxcc.org/santa-maria-convention-announced/) - The Southern California Contest Club has announced that the Santa Maria 2026 DX & Contesters Convention is happening April 10-12, 2026 at The Historic Santa Maria Inn. Registration is open for the convention, and a Contest Dinner Friday night. Hotel reservations are also open. Santa Maria is a charming town on the central coast, close
- [MLDXCC Scores in the 2024 DX Marathon](https://www.mldxcc.org/2024-dx-marathon-results/) - The 2024 CQ DX Marathon results have been posted, and the MLDXCC placed 4th overall in the small club category! Also two MLDXCC members placed first for call area 6 in their respective categories: Mike K7QDX in the Limited category, and Richard NC6RJ in the Formula 100W category. Let's go get 'em in 2025!
- [Interesting Websites from IDXC](https://www.mldxcc.org/interesting-websites-from-idxc/) - Here's a few websites that I gleaned from DX Academy, Contest Academy, and Saturday presentations at the IDXC last weekend. Did I miss any? Add them in the comments! - Jeff WK6I Our own N6TV "TV Bob" presented "Station Automation Techniques & Recommendations" in the Contest Academy. Mark K6UFO explained “How to have fun contesting
- [The New Nugget](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-new-nugget/) - You'll notice that The Nugget is no longer published as an Adobe PDF file. It's now being produced in a blog format. This is for a couple of reasons: Nobody really knows what goes in the depths of search engines on the Internet, but it is generally believed that content posted as normal website content
- [The Nugget - April 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-april-2025/) - April 2025 Volume 30 Number 4 All the news from the "NCCC's Kuiper Belt" - K6DGW We had no meeting in April due to the International DX Convention, so no minutes to report, and the March minutes made it into the previous issue of The Nugget. Also no missives from the Pres. or VP this
- [Tube of the Month - April 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-april-2025/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com R3 - RECTOBULB In the July, 1927 issue of QST magazine, an advertisement was published featuring the “6EX Rectifier” by a company named the National Radio Tube Company of San Francisco, CA. The call 6EX was held by a Garrett Lewis. Rectifiers like the 280
- [The Nugget - Feb/Mar 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/the-nugget-march-2025/) - The Nugget for Feb/Mar 2025
- [DX and Contest Quiz Answers](https://www.mldxcc.org/feb-2025-dx-and-contest-quiz-answers/) - At the February MLDXCC meeting Bob W1RH conducted a sort of trivia contest of various DXing and contesting questions. Here are the questions with the correct answers. 1 - The Following Contests Allow Self Spotting. Check all that apply ARRL SWEEPSTAKESNAQP SELF SPOTTING MEANS THAT YOU SPOT YOURSELF INSTEAD OF RELYING ON OTHERS 2 -
- [DX and Contest Quiz Questions](https://www.mldxcc.org/feb-2025-dx-and-contest-quiz-questions/) - At the February MLDXCC meeting Bob W1RH conducted a sort of trivia contest of various DXing and contesting questions. Here are the questions with the possible answers to choose from. 1 - The Following Contests Allow Self Spotting. Check all that apply: ARRL SWEEPSTAKESCQWWIARU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPNAQP 2 - K1LZ HAS A M/M REMOTE CONTEST STATION
- [2025 RTTY Roundup Final Results](https://www.mldxcc.org/2025-rtty-roundup-final-results/) - I've seen the final results for the 2025 RTTY Roundup and here are the results for the MLDXCC. The club competed in the Medium Club category and came in 9th place. Club member scores for Single Op, Low Power: K8TR - 6174 KE6GLA - 4294 K6DGW - 1650 KN6TZK - 735 N6NFB - 323 Club
- [Deleted Country of the Month - PDR Yemen](https://www.mldxcc.org/deleted-country-of-the-month-march-2025/) - An occasional feature, courtesy of the Southern California DX Club.
- [Rotate Your Yagi](https://www.mldxcc.org/rotate-your-yagi/) - by Gary Johnson NA6O Everyone knows how to rotate their Yagi antenna: Just turn the knob and away it goes. But this article isn’t about that rotation, it’s about rotating it a different way, for maintenance. When your beam has a problem wayy out where you can’t reach it, the usual expectation is that the whole
- [Tube of the Month - March 2025](https://www.mldxcc.org/tube-of-the-month-march-2025/) - by Norm Wilson N6JV - Visit the museum at N6JV.com WD-24 Westinghouse was one of the first American companies to commercially produce vacuum tubes. RCA held the triode patent so Westinghouse and General Electric made tubes for distribution by RCA. These companies also developed experimental tubes for their own use and to develop new products

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.mldxcc.org/) - Connect with Local DXers and Contesters The Mother Lode DX / Contest Club welcomes all interested DXers and contesting fans, both casual and earnest, from throughout the Mother Lode and Sierra Foothills of California. We have members from all over the region, including Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus,
- [MLDXCC meetings](https://www.mldxcc.org/meetings/) - The July meeting of the Mother Lode DX / Contest Club is scheduled for July 25th. Location and program are TBD. Watch the MLDXCC mailing list for updates. (Ignore the map, it's not going to be there!) Future 2026 Meetings: July 25 Aug 22 Sept 19 Oct 17 Nov 14 (2027 officer nominations) Dec -
- [Contact us!](https://www.mldxcc.org/contact/) - Questions? Email any of our club officers and we'll be happy to help! Wanna write for The Nugget? Scroll down for more info! PresidentSteve AllredNC6R Email NC6R Vice PresidentJason PritchardKE5JTS Email KE5JTS SecretarySkip ChraftN6NFB Email N6NFB TreasurerSue AllredK6SZQ Email K6SZQ DirectorRich CutlerWC6H Email WC6H DirectorJay HarmorKE6GLA Email KE6GLA Director / The Nugget Editor / WebwookieJeff
- [Nugget Archive](https://www.mldxcc.org/nuggets/archive/) - Click on the appropriate month and year below to download The Nugget. 2026 2025 The Nugget switched to a web-friendly blog-style format from a PDF format starting in March 2025. 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Prior to 2013 The Nugget was published to the website as a .doc
- [Focus Contests](https://www.mldxcc.org/contests/) - The MLDXCC chooses a few "focus" contests a year, to compete as a club. We'll be deciding the list soon for 2026-2027 so do come to the meetings or share your thoughts on the email reflector. Below is the 2025-2026 list for reference. Rest assured CQP is always on the list! Mark your calendars with
- [Other Resources](https://www.mldxcc.org/resources/other-resources/) - Web pages to know All upcoming contests via ContestCalendar.com NG3K Upcoming DX and DXpeditions 425DX News DX-World.net Parks on the Air DX University Contest University Presentations All the solar data - A index, Kp, SFI, and more Our local ARRL Pacific Division leadership Is there something else that should be on this list? Let us
- [About the MLDXCC](https://www.mldxcc.org/about/) - Contesting (Radiosport) Activities Our Club is a very active contest club! Our focus contests every year are the California QSO Party (CQP) and the ARRL November Sweepstakes (CW and phone). The MLDXCC often wins its club category in these and other major competitions. Contest activities are discussed on our main email reflector. Many of our
- [Points Generator Profiles](https://www.mldxcc.org/points-generator-profiles/) - Every MLDXCC member is a Points Generator, no matter how big or small your station is! By sharing your own story you can help and inspire other members in their efforts. The easiest thing to do is copy the following list of questions into an email or document (your choice) and send it off to
- [Nuggets](https://www.mldxcc.org/nuggets/) - Scroll down for the latest news! The official newsletter of the MLDXCC is The Nugget, which is edited and published each month. Want to write for The Nugget and receive the adulation and admiration of your fellow hams? Find out how! Want to see back issues? Click the button! Nugget Archive Here's the latest news! RSS
- [Videos](https://www.mldxcc.org/resources/videos/) - Here you will find video recordings of past meeting presentations, the most recent presentation available is listed first. More are being added as they are being edited and uploaded, so check back. You can also find a list new videos posted each month in The Nugget. 2025 March: Antipodal Focusing, John K4ERO May: 6 Meter
- [Write for The Nugget!](https://www.mldxcc.org/write-for-the-nugget/) - Submit something - anything! - for The Nugget! Earn fame, fortune, and the admiration of the ham radio community! Send anything you got to The Nugget editor. Please include the word "Nugget" in the email subject line so we don't miss it! Formats: Plain text in an email, a MS Word doc, or a Google
- [Other Clubs](https://www.mldxcc.org/resources/other-clubs/) - Other Local Clubs Many MLDXCC members belong to other amateur radio clubs in the area. Below are some of our favorites! (Are we missing a good one? Let us know and we'll add it!) Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) Northern California DX Club (NCDXC) Lodi Amateur Radio Club Stockton Delta Amateur Radio Club (SDARC) Pizza
- [Join the MLDXCC!](https://www.mldxcc.org/join/) - Membership in the MLDXCC is open to all amateur radio operators with a love of DXing and/or contesting. You may apply online, by mail, or in person at our next meeting. Download Form Apply Online (The map is our official membership area when competing as a club - one of the best parts of contesting!
- [Join Online](https://www.mldxcc.org/join/join-online/) - Membership in the MLDXCC is open to all amateur radio operators with a love of DXing and/or contesting. You may apply online by clicking the button below (This goes to a Google form). Online Membership Form
- [Resources](https://www.mldxcc.org/resources/) - MLDXCC Mailing Lists Meet with us via email! The MLDXCC maintains two email lists (on groups.io) for use by the membership. We have a main list for announcements, requesting help, sharing contest scores, and so forth. We also have a list devoted exclusively to posting timely DX spots (and who doesn't love an all time

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