EIDXA Meetings
EIDXA meets quarterly, in January, April, July and October. Normal meeting location is the Mercy Medical Center Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, located south of downtown Cedar Rapids at the intersection of 10th St SE, 8th Ave SE and Mount Vernon Rd SE (a visual aid to this site is provided below). Meetings are occasionally held at alternative sites, which will be clearly announced on this page. The doors open for eyeball QSOs at about 6:30 PM and the formal meeting starts at 7:00. We generally have a program of interest following the business meeting.
Following the meeting, we meet for pizza and refreshments at Godfather's Pizza at 3647 1st Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids (in the Town & Country Shopping Center). Getting to Godfather's Pizza is EASY! Click here for a map and directions.
For minutes of the most recent EIDXA meeting, scroll down the page or click here.
For minutes of previous meetings, see the EIDXA Minutes Archive.
Next EIDXA Meeting:
Date:
Friday, January 10, 2025.
Time:
Doors open at 6:30 PM; Meeting begins at 7:00 PM.
Location:
Hall Perrine Cancer Center rooms A & B at Mercy
Medical Center.
Program: A small group discussion with EIDXA members and ARRL Midwest
Director Art Zygielbaum, KØAIZ and Vice Director Dave Propper,
K2DP about ARRL DXCC. The discussion will be via ZOOM. For
members unable to attend the meeting, the Zoom link
will be
emailed via the EIDXA Email Reflector.
The
Mercy Medical Center complex is located south of downtown Cedar Rapids,
at the intersection of 10th St SE, 8th Ave SE and Mount Vernon Rd SE
(701 10th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403). Please see the aerial
photo map of the meeting location provided below. In addition, we have
an interactive Google map of the area.
There is free parking directly in front of the Hall-Perrine Cancer
Center.
Enter
Hall-Perrine Cancer Center through the northeast doors. The conference
rooms are adjacent to the entrance. There are no steps to get to the
conference rooms.
We hope to see all of our club members at the meeting. Please consider
bringing a non-member ham guest!
Following the meeting, we will meet for pizza and refreshments at Godfather's Pizza at 3647 1st Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids (in the Town & Country Shopping Center). Getting to Godfather's Pizza is EASY! Click here for a map and directions.
Meeting
Location: (You may click on the photo map
for a larger version.)
Parking is free in
the parking
lot in front of the Hall-Perrine Cancer Center. Enter from 10th St SE
-- parking is to your right from the roundabout. Please enter
Hall-Perrine through the northeast entrance, as marked above. The
meeting room is adjacent to the entrance, and is stair-free. For a
customizable view of the area, check out this interactive Google Map.
Minutes of
EIDXA Club Meeting, October 11, 2024, at the Mercy Medical
Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
CALL TO ORDER AND GENERAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
• Meeting called to order at 21:00 CDT by President Glen Kesselring KØJGH.
• There were 15 attendees.
MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING:
• Gayle KØFLY read the minutes from the Sumer 2024 meeting.
• Minutes were approved with corrections.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
• Mike NA9Q gave the Treasurer’s report, the club has a positive bank
balance. With outgoing donations, we had a negative income for the
year. W3ACO indicated that two of the ladies going to PJ2T this year
have cancelled and that he will be refunding an appropriate amount
to the club.
• The treasurer’s report was approved.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
• Nothing to report.
WEB SITE REPORT:
• KØCF not in Attendance.
REPEATER COMMITTEE:
• NUØP/NRØX not in Attendance.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
• Gayle KØFLY reported that the January meeting Program will be a
video of Scarborough Reef, Spring meeting VY9C by WØGJ, and the
summer meeting “Haendel YL Operators Fund“ 2024 trip to PJ2T contest
station.
DXpedition FUNDING:
• Requests for funding have been received from Three groups going
to the following countries: VK9X and VK9C, V7, and C8K. KØFLY moved
that we give $50 to each expedition, seconded by WØWP, motion
carried 7 to 4.
• There was considerable discussion regarding generating a donation
guide which would provide suggested donations to DX-peditions. The
guide would be based on the club’s current point system. An informal
committee was formed to make recommendations at the next club meeting.
• The DX Marathon organization requested that the EIDXA sponsor a
plaque for a winner. The request was tabled due to lack of interest.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
• WØSR served as the nominating committee. The 2025 club officers were
unanimously elected.
o KØJGH, Glen Kesselring President.
o KKØDX, Todd Le Mense Vice President.
o NA9Q, Mike Nowack Treasurer.
o NØLNO, Bill Caldwell Secretary.
OTHER:
• The annual donation of $100 to Mercy Medical Center was authorized.
• Sympathy cards are to be sent to the families of WØMJN and WØSML.
• The Winter meeting is scheduled for January 11, 2025
PROGRAM:
• KØPZH presented Power Point program describing her experience at
the PJ2T contest station.
ADJOURNMENT:
• Meeting adjourned at 20:30 CDT.
Minutes submitted by Gayle, KØFLY.