[KCDXC] DX Forum at the MO Section ARRL Convention, Lebanon

[Bob N0UF]

The forum was moderated by Cliff Ahrers K0CQ.  Other members 
included Wayne Mills N7NG, from the ARRL Member Services and
the DXCC Desk,  Wade Walstrom W0EJ,  the Midwest Division Director, 
Ken 'Scotty' Scott, I don't remember Scotty's call, from the Mississippi 
Valley DX / Contest Club in St. Louis and I represented the KC DX Club.

Wayne covered 'Logbook of the World'.  It's a system the league
is working on to help cut the cost of qsling and should be online by the
end of the year.

The high points of this system are:
     As each log is submitted electronically it is checked against every 
    log received to date and matching qsos are placed in a confirmed 
   database(db) with a digital signature on each.  There will be no charge
   for sending in your logs.   If a mistake is made only the QSOs in 
  question need to be resubmitted.

  When an award is applied for, this confirmed qso db will be checked 
  for qsos and some type of charge applied then.

  Wayne doesn't believe QSL cards will ever disappear,  there are
  still hams using paper logs.  

After Wayne's presentation Scotty and I had a chance to talk 
about our clubs. 

I had a short write up, mostly copied from the web site (tnx Bill) 
that included out meeting date, time and place, the suite at Dayton, 
some of the recent DXpeditions club members have been on, a
short blurb about the Zero bureau, our e-mail reflector and the web site.

WB9M (Lebanon), ask for an application so I made one up and
 e-mailed it about an hour ago,  When K0CA(Hannibal) ask, I told 
him to give me $15.  I took it and his info and passed them to Rick 
in a snail mail this morning.  A ham from Lenexa also ask when we meet. 

A comment from a ham in the DX Forum at the 
MO State ARRL Convention in Lebanon on Saturday.

"To everyone at KCDX Club who works in the Incoming Bureau
Thanks Very Much, We really appreciate you effort"'
Followed be a round of applause.

I accepted their gratitude with all the sincerity I could muster.
No comments please!

It was a pleasure representing the KC DX Club.

tnx es gd dx
73 Bob N0UF