[KCDXC] KCDXC meeting planning

[Alex, KU1CW]

My fellow Clubmates,
Please see agenda for some future meetings.
Not confirmed 100% yet, but getting there.
Please let me know what do you think may be added and what may be removed-it's an open process. January and February meetings are wide open!
 Date's of the meetings will be announced via WEB site and reflecor reminder. I'm planning on having December meeting-VEC sesison and social hour, not neccesary last Monday in December.
 73. Alex KU1CW

August:
Social time-35min
LOTW basics (KU1CW) 15min
Morse runner demo 10 min
Contesting-station layout, SW, HW, automation, operation, tactics, CW, SSB, RTTY (K0OU, K0VBU, KU1CW) 1HR 


September:
Antenna design, Part 2 K0RU 1HR
W0-land QSO party idea exchange (K0VBU) 15min

October:
Low band DX and contest. Low band DX-ing and antenna N0TT, AB0X, N0XA 45min 
Tower installation K0LW, N0AG, Bert  45 min

November:
Digital modes DX and contesting AK0A, KU1CW, N0ATH. 1HR
Logging SW, Contest SW.-15min
W0-QSL buro info.

December: 
VEC session
 



  

--- On Tue, 7/29/08, Alex, KU1CW <ku1cw at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Alex, KU1CW <ku1cw at yahoo.com>
> Subject: KCDXC meeting planning
> To: "kcdxc" <kcdxc at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 5:41 PM
> Yesterday meeting was good. I don't remember seeing 25+
> people at KCDXC meeting ever. Presentation was good. Thanks
> Rob.
>  After meeting Perkins was good as well.
> 
> On August meeting I will do short (15min) LOTW
> introduction, but it's pretty well explained at  
> http://www.arrl.org/lotw/ 
> 
> Rob will follow up with antenna modeling SW (1HR)
> Will use other 20-30 minutes just for chat and socializing.
> 
> September I was thinking about joint contest presentation
> (K0OU, K0VBU and KU1CW)since October and November has two
> biggest contest events of the year, but I will be out Sept
> 30 and would like to do it on Sept 22/23 or whatever we
> vote on the day. 
> 
> October may be good for low band DX and contest talk before
> season starts-N0TT, AB0X? Looks like low HF will be good for
> another year or two.
> 
> November -digital modes RTTY, PSK ideas exchange.
> 
> I would love to discuss tower installation (self
> supporting, guided, masts etc. (Lee and Bert, N0AG?). A lot
> of important stuff there. Actually next meeting sounds
> better then November...
> 
> One important thing:
> I was thinking about this few times (especially after
> contest) but would like to see what you guys think.
> 
> All of the main contest (CQ magazine): WW SSB, CW, WW160,
> WW RTTY are end of the month and KCDXC meeting following
> that makes it too much. Monday may be too much fun after
> any weekend, not only contest. Will first
> Wednesday/Thursday or even last Wednesday/Thursday work
> better? Mid week seems to be have less events.
> 
> Please let me know or just reply to reflector.
> 
> 
> 
> What else? Let me know what talents we have and what topics
> are interesting.
> 73. Alex KU1CW