WWDXC Board Meeting Minutes – March 31, 2026
- Meeting called to order at 7:05 PM by Jack N7JP. In attendance were: Rusty W6OAT; Jack N7JP; Adam K7EDX; Dennis K7DSE; Tom NU7J; Dick K7BTW; Robin WA7CPA; Rob N7QT; Justin K5EM
- Review/Approve Minutes: Approved February 24, 2026 board meeting minutes.
- Correspondence: No new correspondence
- Treasurer Report: Approved previous Treasurer report. The report provided by Dennis K7DSE as of February 24, 2026 reported a total balance in treasury of $16,825.17. (Includes additional proceeds from SK equipment sales). Reviewed and approved 2026 budget submitted by Dennis K7DSE.
- Membership report: 178active members including 2 new members. Reminders will be sent to some folks who have memberships expiring.
- Old Business
- Salmon Run – Tom NU7J will purchase and ship the twelve salmon awards this week. They can be purchased on Amazon for $12.99 plus tax with free shipping. Justin K5EM recommended and the Board agreed that we should find a Board member to act as a project manager, to keep track of the various Salmon Run tasks throughout the year. Justin will submit email with details to Board. Justin has Salmon Run glasses for sale. Cost will be approximately $10 including shipping costs. Justin to send email to reflector, to solicit sale of glasses to club members.
- Donation to WWDXC: Marv K7IU has helped to sell much of the SK equipment and hopefully the rest will sell before long.
- Mike & Key – Several SK items were sold totaling $1,405.00
- Summer Picnic – The Brightwater facility has been reserved for Saturday, July 25th.
- Salmon Run – Tom NU7J will purchase and ship the twelve salmon awards this week. They can be purchased on Amazon for $12.99 plus tax with free shipping. Justin K5EM recommended and the Board agreed that we should find a Board member to act as a project manager, to keep track of the various Salmon Run tasks throughout the year. Justin will submit email with details to Board. Justin has Salmon Run glasses for sale. Cost will be approximately $10 including shipping costs. Justin to send email to reflector, to solicit sale of glasses to club members.
- New Business
- In Person Meetings – Discussed possible venues for holding in person meetings or get togethers.
- S21WD Dxpedition – Board agreed to donate 200 EU to S21WD Dxpedition (#49 Most wanted from west coast).
- Johnny Dack W7GUV QSL card Digitization Project – Rob N7QT, has created an excellent AI tool to streamline the digitization process. The QSL cards will eventually be accessible via the wwdxc website. The team will train volunteers to help digitize the cards, when the tools is ready.
- In Person Meetings – Discussed possible venues for holding in person meetings or get togethers.
- Next Club Meeting Presentation: Still in planning stage. Possibly a Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) Presentation (i.e. practical uses such as tuning a bandpass filter, Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR), etc.)
Meeting adjourned at 8:13 PM.
Meeting Minutes Respectfully Submitted by Tom, NU7J.