1. Welcome to Northern California DX Club February 18, 2010

2. Slide 2 NCDXC Feb 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 –Show and Tell by NCDXC members NCDXC Raffle

3. Slide 3 NCDXC Feb 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)

4. Slide 4 NCDXC Feb 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?

5. Slide 5 NCDXC Feb 10 New members? Secretary’s Report –Russ, K6KLY –Russ has applications… –Membership Voting?

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

7. DX NEWS

8. Slide 8 NCDXC Feb 10 YI9PSE – IRAQ 2010 April 2-12, 2010 2 NCDXC Members on the team –Team Leader – N6PSE, Paul Ewing Sponsored by NCDXC (and others)

9. Slide 9 NCDXC Feb 10 DX Contests ARRL International DX Contests –Start at 0000 UTC Saturday (4PM, Friday PST) –End at 2400 UTC Sunday (4PM, Sunday PST) –Exchange – Signal Report & State –See http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/intldx.html for ruleshttp://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2010/intldx.html –Many good DX locations will be activated –Many of them will be on the air in the days before and after the contest CW Weekend – February 20-21 Phone Weekend – March 6-7

10. QSTs

11. Slide 11 NCDXC Feb 10 Member’s Only Area There is now a Member’s Only Area on the club website http://www.ncdxc.org/http://www.ncdxc.org/ –Online roster –The NCDXC Procedures and Bylaws –Articles of Incorporation –Board of Directors meeting minutes

12. Slide 12 NCDXC Feb 10 IDXC 2011 The NCDXC BoD has nominated and confirmed the co-chairs for the IDXC 2011 convention – John Miller, K6MM –Kevin Rowlet, K6TD Please give John and Kevin your full support and thank them for accepting this position!

13. Slide 13 NCDXC Feb 10 DXer News Editor – Phil Verinsky, W6TQG Please help Phil by contributing content!

14. Slide 14 NCDXC Feb 10 NCDXC Net Every Thursday 8pm Except on monthly meeting nights (3 rd Thurs) On W6TI repeater, 147.360 MHz, PL 110.9

15. Slide 15 NCDXC Feb 10 Next Month’s Meeting Thursday, March 18 th Holder’s Country Inn –DeAnza Blvd, San Jose “Buddies in the Caribbean” –Budkipoles on St. Lucia –Budd & Chris Drummond, W3FF

16. Slide 16 NCDXC Feb 10 NCDXC Club Store Check out the new club store on the web site: http://ncdxc.org/ http://ncdxc.org/ T-Shirts Coffee Mugs Mouse Pads Stickers

17. Slide 17 NCDXC Feb 10 Tonight’s Raffle Mike W6WZ & Carolyn WB6ABC have some great prizes! –1st Prize: Icom IC-V80 HT –2 nd Prize: MAHA MH-C800S 8-cell charger with batteries –3 rd Prize: 2 Home Emergency Rechargeable Lights –4 th Prize: Pack of Fair-Rite Beads Got Tickets? –see Carolyn or Mike –6 for $5 - 12 for $10 - 24 for $20 GOOD LUCK!

18. Slide 18 NCDXC Feb 10 Am-Tech Day Amateur Radio Technology Day –This coming Saturday, February 20 th –8AM to 9PM –At SLAC –http://www.fars.k6ya.org/http://www.fars.k6ya.org/

19. Slide 19 NCDXC Feb 10 Additional QSTs Does anyone have any other short announcements they would like to make?

20. Our Sunspot Cycle Cycle 24 are you finally here?

21. Slide 21 NCDXC Feb 10 Current Conditions Current Sunspot Number: 28 Current SFI: 87 Effective SSN: 41 Updated 16 Feb 10

22. Slide 22 NCDXC Feb 10 Spotless Days Current Stretch: 0 days 2010 total: 2 days (4%) –No change since last month! 2009 total: 260 days (71%) Since 2004: 772 days Typical Solar Min: 485 days Updated 16 Feb 10

23. Slide 23 NCDXC Feb 10 SOHO MDI Continuum Latest Image Sunspots 1046 and 1048 are members of new Solar Cycle 24 Credit: SOHO/MDI

24. Slide 24 NCDXC Feb 10 The Last 3 Months Things are definitely picking up!

25. Slide 25 NCDXC Feb 10 Activity We had a high SSN of 71 on Feb 8 The last time that the SSN was that high was on May 28, 2006 From the AE6RR log on that day: –CU3EQ, VP2MMH, PZ5RA, YB8TAF, JJ1BKB, KH2WV

26. Slide 26 NCDXC Feb 10 Maunder RIP…

27. Feature Presentation

28. Slide 28 NCDXC Feb 10 Show & Tell Awards, Projects, New Radio “toys”, etc.

29. Slide 29 NCDXC Feb 10 Show & Tell Presentations K6SSJ, Reg – Go Box W6OPO, Bob – microKEYER II with WinKey N6PSE, Paul – the real meanings in an Arabic conversation… Others?

30. Slide 30 NCDXC Feb 10 Video (if time permits) VK9X – Christmas Island

31. Slide 31 NCDXC Feb 10 RAFFLE TIME! Does anyone need tickets before we start?

32. Slide 32 NCDXC Feb 10 Thanks for Coming Tonight! Next Meeting –Thursday, March 18 th –Holder’s Country Inn