NORTH COAST CONTESTERS
Supporting Ham Radio Contesting Since 1989

Supporting Ham Radio Contesting Since 1989

NORTH COAST CONTESTERS
Summary of NCC Summer Meeting at K3LR’s

The following is the agenda from the annual NCC summer picnic held at K3LR’s superstation on July 27, 2019. 

The most important agenda item was the nomination and election of three new members:  Bruce Manning, NJ3K, Everett Jackson, WZ8P, and Ed Polack, K8IV.  Welcome to all and CU on the air!

AGENDA

Meeting of North Coast Contesters

July 27, 2019, 2:00 p.m. (time approximate)

Annual K3LR NCC Picnic

West Middlesex, PA

Call to order

Roster sign in – (circulate sheet)

Financial Report (ND8L) (submitted electronically 7/24/2019)

1/1/19 Opening Balance …………………………. $723.53
1/30/19 ARRL Contest Plaques …………………. (150.00)
2/27/19 QTH.COM Web Hosting ………………… (  27.43)
5/31/19 Tim Duffy – Contest Super Suite ………. (150.00)
6/11/19 WWROF – CQ-WW Contest Plaques …. (130.00)
6/13/19 Dues Collected …………………………… + 20.00
July 27, 2019 Balance ……………………………..$254.13

Election of Officers  (Effective retroactively to January, 1, 2019)

  • President: Tim Duffy, K3LR
  • Vice-President: Tom Lee, K8AZ     
  • Treasurer: Ray Fallen, ND8L
  • Web Manager: Hal Offutt, W1NN

Election of New Members:

        Nominees:

  • Bruce Manning, NJ3K
  • Everett Jackson, WZ8P
  • Ed Polack, K8IV

Old Business

  • 2019 Dayton/Xenia Report (K3LR)
  • YOTA Report (K3LR)
  • Treasury Status & possible need to reinstitute mandatory dues

New Business

  • K3LR: NW3Y donation to WWROF for youth programs: 
    • Need program suggestions/volunteers
  • WRTC 2022 Update
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  • Fall Contests
  • NAQP CW – August 4 (W1NN)
  • Ohio QSO Party — August 24  (K8MR)
  • WWROF WW Digi contest — August 31-Sept. 1
  • CW Sprint – Sept. 8
  • CQWW DX SSB – October 26-27
  • ARRL Sweepstakes CW Nov. 2-4
  • ARRL Sweepstakes SSB Nov. 16-17
  • CQWW DX CQ – November 23-24
  • Thanksgiving November 28 (No Contest Conflict!)
  • ARRL 160m Contest Dec. 6-8
  • ARRL 10m Contest Dec. 14-15
  • Stew Perry TBDXC Dec. 28-29

Comments for the good of the order

  • DX Engineering Hamfest!!! — August 10, 2019
    • Free flea market
    • Giveaways
    • Special discounts
    • Hamfest specials
    • Tallmadge Ohio – Summit Racing’s north parking lot
  • Apollo 11 Contribution: N8TR
  • Return to health: KQ8M
  • Return to health: WT8C

Adjournment

Collection of dues/voluntary contributions (ND8L)

 

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K8ZT Useful Links
NCC member K8ZT has a website full of useful links and resources. See the following: http://www.k8zt.com/contesting http://www.k8zt.com/dx http://www.k8zt.com/propagation http://www.k8zt.com/maps