MDXC May 10, 2022

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  Meeting Minutes for MDXC May 10, 2022   


MDXC MEETING DATE: 05-10-2022

LOCATION: Zoom

The May MDXC Business Meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM CDST by Past President Bob-W9EWZ

Members Present: 10

Guests Present: 43 including guests from Liberia, Australia, UK, and several VEs.

Secretary’s Report: Minutes from previous meeting posted to www.madisondxclub.org and accepted as recorded.

Treasurer’s Report: $874.53

Committee Reports:
DX: Propagation has been excellent with many DX openings on the higher bands.
DX: 50 MHz DX conditions should be starting any day and usually continue into August.
Repeater: Working
Skimmer: Working
DX Cluster: Working (W9BG)
Website: Working
Email reflector: Working
Swap reflector: Working
Scholarship: No Report

General Member Information:

Old Business:
Continued discussion on in-person meetings, recent suggestion is for Saturday morning get-to-gethers at a convenient restaurant.
Meeting location could move periodically to accommodate members' travel time and distance.
Zoom meetings and programs should continue year round.

New Business:
Club officer nominations for 2022-2023 were solicited and will remain open until the June 14 meeting.
Nominations made: President: Kevin Shea - N9JKP, Vice President: Dave York - W9DEY, Secretary-Treasurer: Jim Hugo - KE9ET

The May 2022 MDXC Business Meeting was adjourned at 7:00 PM CDST

Program:"Antennas - The Third Dimension" By Gary Sutcliffe - W9XT

Submitted by Jim Hugo - KE9ET, MDXC Secretary/Treasurer, May 10, 2022

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