Minutes of the 5/01/2000 BRARS Club Meeting:

Eating meeting at Quincy's 291/ Poinset Hwy.

• Meeting was called to order by President Johnny Allison WD4DYH, with Introductions of members and guests.
• Johnny Allison WD4DYH, presented a check to Libby Turner, Director of the American Red Cross.
• Applications that were approved for membership at the March 6, 2000 meeting.
  H.W. "Dick" Vickery, N4HWV, Accepted
  
• FieldDay Charlie Thomson K4CLT talked about Field Day at his place in the Mountains.
  Meeting adjourned.
  

Board of Directors.5/08/2000

Applications that will be submitted for Membership Approval at the June/05/2000 meeting

1. John T. Moore, KC4LGR, 3553 Rutherford Rd. Lot 31, Taylors,S. C.29687(G)
2. Jim L. Erickson, N9OYL, 107 Baywood Dr. Easley, S. C. 29640 (T)
3. Marty Brett, KT4K, P. o. box 4092, Greenville, S. C. 29608 (E)
4. Carl N. Durham, 509 Holly Springs Sch. Rd. Pickens, S. C. 29671 (E)
5. Linda J. Durham, 509 Holly Springs Sch.Rd. Pickens, S. C. 29671 (E) Family

Please submit any comments on above applications in writing to. Attention: Board of directors, BRARS,Inc. P.O. Box 6751 Greenville, S. C. 29606-6751 or ... Bring your comments to the meeting……..

Respectively Submitted

Robert G. Watson,
W4RGW, Secretary

THIS IS THE 2000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors consists of 4 officers and 4 directors

REPEATER COMMITTEE

FIELD DAY- JUNE 24 - 25, 2000

EATING MEETINGS

CHRISTMAS PARTY 2000

THE PLACE KNOWN AS THE BURRO
IS
THE ARRL'S INCOMING QSL BUREAU SYSTEM

Introduction:

Within the US, the ARRL DX QSL Bureau System is made up of numerous call-area bureaus that act as central clearinghouses for QSL cards arriving from foreign countries. Volunteers staff these "incoming" bureaus. The service is free; ARRL membership is not required.

How the System Works:

Most countries have "outgoing" DX QSL bureaus that operate in much the same manner as the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service. The members send his cards to his outgoing bureau where they are packaged and shipped to the appropriate countries.

The Fourth Call Area QSL Bureau is:

Single-letter prefixes (K4, N4, W4) go to the

Mecklenburg Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box DX
Charlotte, NC 28220
Email address is n4zc@juno.com See W4 QSL Bureau home page

Two-letter prefixes (AA4, KB4, NC4, WD4, KA4, KF4, etc) go to the

Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club
Call Box 599
Sterling, VA 20167
Email address is rwmaylott@aol.com

A majority of the DX QSLs are shipped directly to the individual incoming bureaus where volunteers sort the incoming QSLs by the first letter of the call sign-suffix. One individual may be assigned the responsibility of handling from one or more letters of the alphabet. All incoming QSL Bureaus have email addresses.

Claiming Your QSLs

Send a 5 x 7-1/2 or 6 x 9 inch self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) or money credit where applicable to the bureau serving your call-sign district. Neatly print your call sign in the upper left corner of the envelope. Place you mailing address on the front of the envelope. A suggested way to send envelopes is to affix a first class stamp and clip extra postage to the envelope. The, if you receive more than 1 ounce of cards, they can be sent in a single package.

Some incoming bureaus sell envelopes or postage credits in addition to the normal SASE handling. They provide the proper envelope and postage upon the prepayment of a certain fee. The exact arrangements can be obtained by sending your inquiry with a SASE to your area bureau.

Good cooperation between the Dxer and the bureau is important to ensure a smooth flow of cards. Remember that the people who work in the area bureaus are volunteers. They are providing you with a valuable service. With that thought in mind, please pay close attention to the following dos and donts.

DOS

Do keep self-addressed 5 x 7 1/2 or 6 x 9 inch envelopes on file at your bureau, with your call sign in the upper left corner, and affix at least one unit of first-class postage.

Do send the bureau enough postage to cover SASEs on file and enough to take care of possible postage rate increases.

Do respond quickly to any bureau request for SASEs, stamps or money. Unclaimed card backlogs are the bureau's biggest problem.

Do notify the bureau of your new call sign as you upgrade. Please send SASEs with your new call, in addition to SASEs with your old call sign.

Do include a SASE with any information request to the bureau

Do notify the bureau in writing if you don't want your cards

Do notify the Bureau of a change of address.

DON'TS

Don't send domestic US to US cards to the various call-area bureaus.

Don't expect DX cards to arrive for several months after the QSO. Overseas delivery is very slow. Many cards coming from overseas bureaus are over a year old.

Don't send your outgoing DX cars to your call-area bureau.

Don't send SASEs to a "portable" bureau. For example, NU0X/1 sends SASEs to the W0 bureau, not the W1 bureau.

Don't sent SASEs to the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service.

Don't send SASEs larger than 6 x 9 inches. SASEs larger than 6 x 9 inches require additional postage surcharges.

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