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 published in The Nugget. The motion to approve as published was made by Sue Allred, K6SZQ, and seconded by Jason Pritchard, KE5JTS. The vote to approve was unanimous.
The Treasurer’s next quarterly report will be presented at the January meeting.
Steve NC6R took this moment to discuss that in previous discussion it was decided that the dues be increased, but no vote was taken. He repeated the proposal that individual dues change from $20 to $35 per year, and family dues increased from $30 to $45 per year. Discussion regarding the need included financing for awards, none of which had been made for two years, and the need for web services which had previously been covered by a club member, not the club. A motion to increase the dues was made by Skip Chraft, N6NFB, and seconded by Bob Hess, W1RH. The vote to approve was unanimous.
Officer nominations: Jason Pritchard, KE5JTS, agreed to run for VP. We still need a President. Sue Allred, K6SZQ and Skip Chraft, N6NFB have agreed to stay on as Treasurer and Secretary, respectively. For director, Jay Harmor, KE6GLA, Rich Cutler WC6H, and Jeff Stai WK6I have agreed to run.
New Business
Steve NC6R introduced member candidate John Pimlott, AF6JP, who was not present at the meeting and moved that he be accepted. Rich Cutler, WC6H seconded, and the vote was unanimous.
There were also six new members that were approved in recent months by the board, and need to be verified by a vote at the club meeting: Shane Lewis, K5SML, Hank Garrison, W6SX, Jim Selma, K6JS, Jim Brown, K9YC, Al Burnham, K6RIM, Don Taylor, K6GHA. It was suggested that the member vote be for the group. Rich Cutler, WC6H, so moved. Jason Pritchard, KE5JTS, seconded, and the vote was unanimous.
Member Achievements
Norm Wilson, N6JV, received confirmation for 3000 QSOs for the DX challenge.
Clublog numbers went up significantly with the addition of scores from newly recruited members.
Dave Sanders, K6TQ did a POTA activation on 2 meters in Nevada.
Steve Allred, NC6R got Trindade and Martim Vaz Islands, and Democratic Republic of Congo by contacting the necessary parties and asking them to resend confirmations.
Announcements/Discussion
Steve asked if all were posting to club log, and suggested that posting helps in several ways. Contest info can be found at contestcalendar.com. DX info at NG3K.com and DX 425 news at 425dxn.org.
Sweepstakes discussion by Bob Hess W1RH. He asks all to submit logs and not be intimidated by the big guns. Our club shines in the SSB points collected.
Points generator profile discussed by Steve: Why you should fill one out, and how it will help both you and the club. Jeff Stai pointed out that the club was having it’s 30th year.
CQ WW has created a multi-distributed class, but no one knows how it works yet.
Next Meeting
Is Scheduled for December 20th, location TBD.
A joint meeting with NCCC is in the works, date and location TBD.
Adjournment: Moved by Jason Pritchard, KE5JTS, and seconded by Randy Kern K6TVT, passed unanimously.
Our speaker, Tim Shoppe, N3QE, presented a very thought-provoking report on his development of synthesized female voices for use in contesting.
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