Mississippi Valley DX/Contest Club Open to New Members

The Mississippi Valley DX/Contest Club (MVDX/CC) is an ARRL affiliated Amateur Radio club in the St. Louis Missouri and Southern Illinois area.

The club specializes in Long Distance (DX) Amateur Radio communication, and in Amateur Radio contesting. The club also sponsors the Tenth Call Area ARRL Incoming QSL Bureau.

The club callsign is KM0DX. Membership is open to all, and club meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the second Thursday of each month at:

St. Luke’s Hospital conference center
Level 2 of North/South Medical Bldg.
232 S Woods Mill Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017

For more information please contact Eric Zust, 636-530-5930, w0tt@charter.net

New Section Manager in Southern New Jersey

Southern New Jersey will have a new Section Manager starting on 1st January 2018. No balloting was necessary for the latest Section Manager election cycle, and eight incumbent SMs will begin new 2-year terms on New Year’s Day.

In Southern New Jersey, current Section Emergency Coordinator Tom Preiser, N2XW, of Manahawkin, was the only candidate by the 7th September nomination deadline. Incumbent Skip Arey, N2EI, of Beverly, decided not to run for another term after serving since January 2015.

These Section Managers faced no opposition and will continue in their respective offices: Tom Walsh, K1TW (Eastern Massachusetts); Cecil Higgins, AC0HA (Missouri); Matt Anderson, KA0BOJ (Nebraska); Jim Mezey, W2KFV (New York City/Long Island); Thomas Dick, KF2GC (Northern New York); Marc Tarplee, N4UFP (South Carolina); Darrell Davis, KT4WX (West Central Florida), and Joe Shupienis, W3BC (Western Pennsylvania).

John Robert Stratton, N5AUS Appointed Co-Counsel of Radio Club of America

The Radio Club of America (RCA) has announces the appointment of ARRL West Gulf Division Vice Director John Robert Stratton, N5AUS, as Vice President and Co-Counsel. Stratton will coordinate duties with current Vice President and Counsel Chester “Barney” Scholl Jr. A specialist in civil litigation, Stratton holds a bachelor of science in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas and is a graduate of the University of Texas Law School.