Welcome to Northern California DX Club May 20, 2010

Slide 2 NCDXC May 10 Tonight’s Agenda Club Business –Introduction of Officers –Introductions of Members –New members –DX news –QSTs The status of the sunspot cycle Feature Presentation –YI9PSE DXpedition to Iraq by Paul Ewing, N6PSE NCDXC Raffle

Slide 3 NCDXC May 10 NCDXC Officers for 2009/10 Officers –President Craig BradleyAE6RR –Vice PresPhil StefforaK6TT –SecretaryRuss BentsonK6KLY –TreasurerJose Picazo Jr.WT6X Directors –Steve JonesN6SJ –Jim AbrahamW6EB –John EisenbergK6YP (Past President) –Risto Kotalampi W6RK (Ex Officio)

Slide 4 NCDXC May 10 Introductions of Members & Guests Let’s Go Around the room… –Introduce yourself & any guests –Tell us what new DX you have bagged (or didn’t) –Any other news you wish to share?

Slide 5 NCDXC May 10 New members? Secretary’s Report –Russ, K6KLY –Russ has applications… –New membership voting? –Live membership voting

Slide 6 NCDXC May 10 Badges we have Badges! If you have ordered a badge see our Secretary – Russ, K6KLY We Don't Need No Stinking Badges!

DX NEWS

Slide 8 NCDXC May 10 N5E Jarvis Is (KH5) The group that brought us the VP6DX Ducie Island operation is working on the permits for Jarvis Island (KH5) Scheduled for Nov 17 – Dec 1 They have not received final approval from the Fish & Wildlife people yet Palmyra/Jarvis is currently #17 most wanted in the world

Slide 9 NCDXC May 10 DX Contests CQ World-Wide WPX CW Contest, May –Starts at 0000 UTC Saturday (5PM, Friday PDT) –Ends at 2359 UTC Sunday (5PM, Sunday PDT) –Exchange – Signal Report (59) & Serial Number (001) –See for rules –Many good DX locations will be activated –Many of them will be on the air in the days before and after the contest

QSTs

Slide 11 NCDXC May 10 NCDXC Annual Picnic Saturday, July 24 th 10:30 to 2 PM Shoup Park, 400 University, Los Altos The club supplies the food and drinks Open to members only and their guests The official “Handing over of the Gavel” to the new President Card checking (to be confirmed)

Slide 12 NCDXC May 10 Card Checking The NCDXC is in the process of appointing our own card checker, Russ Bentson, K6KLY As soon as he is confirmed by the ARRL we plan to have regular card checking at our meetings

Slide 13 NCDXC May 10 Member’s Only Area There is now a Member’s Only Area on the club website –Online roster –The NCDXC Procedures and Bylaws –Articles of Incorporation –Board of Directors meeting minutes

Slide 14 NCDXC May 10 IDXC 2011 The NCDXC is sponsoring IDXC 2011 Co-chairs for the IDXC 2011 convention –John Miller, K6MM –Kevin Rowlet, K6TD Dates have been changed! –April 15, 16 and 17, 2011 in Visalia

Slide 15 NCDXC May 10 DXer News Editor – Phil Verinsky, W6TQG Please help Phil by contributing content! Additional comments?

Slide 16 NCDXC May 10 NCDXC Net Every Thursday 8pm Except on monthly meeting nights (3 rd Thurs) On W6TI repeater, MHz, PL Any other repeater news?

Slide 17 NCDXC May 10 Upcoming Meetings June –Thursday, June 17 Holder’s – Elections –Program TBA

Slide 18 NCDXC May 10 June Elections The NCDXC Annual Elections will be held at June Meeting All Officer and Board positions are up for election or re-election Several officers will not be running for the same office as some of the current holders are term limited If you are interested in running for an office or would like to suggest a candidate please contact any Board Member The Board’s slate of officers will be announced before the June meeting Nominations will be open from the floor

Slide 19 NCDXC May 10 Officers Term Status Officers (2 terms max) –President (2) Craig BradleyAE6RR –Vice Pres (1)Phil StefforaK6TT –Secretary (2)Russ BentsonK6KLY –Treasurer (2)Jose Picazo Jr.WT6X Directors (3 terms max) –Steve Jones (2)N6SJ –Jim Abraham (3)W6EB –John Eisenberg (2)K6YP (Past President Director) –Risto KotalampiW6RK (Ex Officio Director)

Slide 20 NCDXC May 10 NCDXC Club Store Check out the new club store on the web site: T-Shirts Coffee Mugs Mouse Pads Stickers

Slide 21 NCDXC May 10 Tonight’s Raffle Mike W6WZ & Carolyn WB6ABC have some great prizes! –1st Prize: Icom IC-V80 HT –Plus other great prizes Need Tickets? –see Carolyn or Mike –6 for $ for $ for $20 GOOD LUCK!

Slide 22 NCDXC May 10 Am-Tech Day Amateur Radio Technology Day –June 12 th –8AM to 9PM –At SLAC –

Slide 23 NCDXC May 10 Additional QSTs Does anyone have any other short announcements they would like to make?

Our Sunspot Cycle Is Cycle 24 fizzling out?

Slide 25 NCDXC May 10 Since the 1 st of the year Conditions got better and then…

Slide 26 NCDXC May 10 SOHO MDI Continuum Latest Image There are no sunspots on the Earth-facing side of the sun Credit: SOHO/MDI Daily Sun: 19 May 2010 Daily Sun: 18 May 10

Slide 27 NCDXC May 10 Current Conditions Current Sunspot Number: 0 90 Day SSN: 19 Effective SSN: 0 Current SFI: Day SFI: 79 Updated 19 May 2010

Slide 28 NCDXC May 10 Spotless Days Current Stretch: 10 days 2010 total: 31 days (22%) 2009 total: 260 days (71%) Since 2004: 799 days Typical Solar Min: 485 days Updated 19 May 2010

Slide 29 NCDXC May 10 Slide from Sept 09 meeting We expected to be here by now!

Slide 30 NCDXC May 10 And here we are!

Feature Presentation

Slide 32 NCDXC May 10 YI9PSE – IRAQ 2010 by N6PSE, Paul Ewing

Slide 33 NCDXC May 10 RAFFLE TIME! Does anyone need tickets before we start?

Slide 34 NCDXC May 10 Thanks for Coming Tonight! Elections Next Month