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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>NCDXA Meeting Minutes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> 17 August 2013<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The meeting was called to order at 17:05 at the QTH of the president Frank Murphy (K1MU) and his XYL Diane. Both were thanked for their hospitality. The table below is a list of those members that were in attendance. As usual, there were self- introductions.<o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoTableGrid border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>NAME</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>CALL</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.35pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Rick Murphy</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>K1MU</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fred Laun</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>K3ZO</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Don Search</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>W3AZD</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hope Smith</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>WB3ANE</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Dick Maylott</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>W2YE</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Ralph Lockhart</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>WB4CTW</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Ben Baddley </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>W4FQT</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Erinn Tordella</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>N3HSA</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Ray Johnson</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>K5RJ</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Roger Stephens</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>K5VRX</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Jack Ference</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>W3KX</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.6pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Clair Allen</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>AA4KD</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.35pt'><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Terry Hines</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=281 valign=top style='width:210.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:14.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>N4ZH</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The following is the treasure’s report:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=576 height=335 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01CE9C42.78A6B950"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fred Laun updated the status of the W3 QSL Bureau and the change of the “S” and “X” sorters. Fred also talked about the Radio Society of Great Britain and the operation of their QSL Bureau which has become very poor now that they have contracted out the work. Fred reported that the RSGB is dealing with some financial matters which have cost them much of their management focus. Fred said that all of the European bureaus are doing well including the Spanish bureau even though the country is experiencing serious fiscal and monetary difficulties. Fred reported that the W3 bureau card volume is down which he attributes to an increased utilization of LOTW. Fred reported that XZ1Z, involved in a children’s education effort, is operating from Myanmar. There was also a discussion on the possibility of a future amateur operation from North Korea, however nothing official has been announced. Regarding propagation, NASA has recently published data on the current cycle and the fact that the Sun is in the process of changing the orientation of its magnetic poles which is having an effect on the magnetic field intensity. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our president talked about the current status of LOTW. At a recent ARRL board meeting, the LOTW software experts presented an overview of the investment that will be required by the League in order for the system to continue acceptable performance and to process a much greater number of logs that result from events like the WPX contest. The future of LOTW will require hiring an experienced qualified IT person at the League. Rick reported that a beta version of TQSL 2.0 will be released this weekend and should be ready for a production release in two or three weeks. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The final topic addressed was the upcoming October meeting. Under our current bylaws, the meeting in October is the official annual meeting when officers are elected and other important issues are addressed. Because of its importance, the president believes it should be held indoors and not at the upcoming Fowlfest. The president asked if any member was willing to host the meeting at their home; in lieu of having the meeting at a private home, he will look for a restaurant to hold the meeting. Because of its importance and feedback from some members that the 5<sup>th</sup> in unacceptable, the meeting has been tentatively scheduled for 19 October and the venue will be announced later. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>v/r terry, Secretary NCDXA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>