Our chairman Walter, DJ6QT, warmly welcomed all RRDXA members and gave a detailed overview through the RRDXA activities in 2007, including the main contest activities, our booth at the Ham Radio 2007 fair and that the RRDXA is now member of the RTA (Round Table Amateurradio) in Germany.

The RRDXA mailing list is hosted by mailman.qth.net and is working reliable since years. QTH.NET does only work through donates and they would like to extend their small computer center. Walter, DJ6QT, proposed to send a donate of 100 Euro to support their work. The proposal was accepted by the present RRDXA members.

Walter, DJ6QT, already informed us in time before the meeting that he would like to retire from the RRDXA chairmanship. Hans-Jürgen, DL1YFF, was the only one proposed by the RRDXA members and therefore elected without a dissentient vote. We congratulate DL1YFF for his new RRDXA chairmanship and wish him good luck for his future work. Hans-Jürgen selected Horst, DK1QH as the new treasurer. Many thanks also to Walter, DJ6QT, for his amazing RRDXA work. DL1YFF nominated DJ6QT as a lifetime honorary chairman of the RRDXA.

(left to right: DJ2YA, DJ6QT, DL1YFF, DK1QH)

Ham Radio 2008: The RRDXA will share again a booth with the BCC (Bavarian Contest Club) and is now looking for volunteers to support the RRDXA booth at the Ham Radio 2008. Interested OMs/YLs might please get in contact with DL1YFF. It was remembered that the BCC does have their 25th anniversary this year.

It was also remembered that we had in former times selected OMs to send out contest reminders, contest announcements and deadline reminders. These OMs are for the following contests:

A list of RRDXA Silent Key members was read out by Walter, DJ6QT. This list will be published in future on the RRDXA webpage.

Hans-Jürgen, DL1YFF, presented the current status of the RRDXA 40 Years award for 2007. According to the online log about 6400 Stations were able to achieve the award for the mixed mode. A detailed listing can be found in the 40 Years Award section. (link) If you have achieved the 40 years award requirements please get in touch with DL1YFF for a printed RRDXA award.

DJ6QT handed out the RRDXA certificates for 2007.
The most active operator competition was won in 2007 by:

A detailed listing can be found in the most active operator section 2007. (link) 
  
Certificates of merit for the contest season 2007 were also handed out by Walter to the following stations:

2006 DK2PH  SB10m

ARRL DX CW
DL2OBF, DL5AXX, DL8WAA, CN3A (IK2QEI), DL1EFD
ARRL DX SSB
LX7I, DJ6TK

IARU - HF
OQ5M (ON5ZO), IR2Y (IK2QEI)
LX0HQ (DF1LON, DK2OY, DL1EFD, DL1ELY, DL5KUT, LX1ER, LX1KQ, LX1RA, LX2A)
DJ8OG, DJ6QT; DL3YM, YO3FRI

RDXC
F6IFY, OH4A( OH6LI), DL5YL, LX7I
DP4K (DK3DM, DJ2QV, DL8OBQ, DD2SMA)
YR7M (YO3CTK, YO3JR, YO9GZU)

Most active Operator 2007
DL3TD, ON5ZO, DL4SM (5H3EE), PG7V, DJ1YFK, DL5YM, IK2QEI, LX2A, DJ8OG,
DJ6QT, DJ1AA, DK5DQ, DK7ZT, DL4SDW, DL1ECG, DL3KWR, YO3FRI, DL5YL

WAG
DL5YM, DJ8OG, DL1PT, CT3/DJ6QT, DF7JC
DP4K (DJ2QV), DK3DM, DL8OBQ

DARC 10m
DL1CW, DJ2QV, DL0SN (DJ2YA), DL8OBQ

IOTA
DJ0IF,  9A/VE3ZIK, YO3FRI, LX7I
DL0GL/P (DK3QZ), DL2VB, DL3QQ, DM1EE

CQ 160m CW
ON4UN (ON4WW, ON5OO, ON7TK) DL1AUZ, LX1NO, DF3KV, DL1EFD

CQ 160m SSB
DJ8OG, DJ8UV/P, DJ6TK, DJ2YA,

CQ WPX CW
5D5A (IK2QEI, IK2SGC, YO3JR)
LX7I (DF1LON, DL1EFD, DL4SDW, DL8SCG, LX2A)
DL3YM, DK5DQ, DD4B (VE3ZIK), DL40RRDXA (DK1QH)

CQ WPX RTTY
DK1QH, DK7ZT, DL1ECG,

CQ WPX SSB
5T5A (IK2QEI, IK2SGC), DJ8OG, DP4K (DL8OBQ), TA1/DL7BC

WAEDC CW
YR7M (YO3CTK, YO3JR, YO9GZU, YO9WF), OL8M (OK1DRQ)
DJ2QV,

WAEDC RTTY
DJ6QT, DJ6TK,

WAEDC SSB
DF0HQ (DL1AUZ, DL3TD, DL4MM, DL5ANT, DL5AXX, DL5GA, DL7ZZ)
LX7I, DJ1AA

CQ WW RTTY
DJ1AA, D4C (YL2KL, YL2KF), LX7I (DF8QB, LX2A), DJ2BW, DL4SDW

Operations with DL40RRDXA
DL5YM, DJ1AA, DJ6QT, DJ8OG, DL2VB, DK3DM
_S-DOK_ : DR0R, DQ0A

CQ WW
OPs at DF0HQ
DF1LON, DG1ATN, DJ2QV, DJ9AO, DL1AUZ, DL1ELY, DL1DTL, DL2OBF,
DL2OE, DL2SAX, DL3OI, DL3TD, DL4MM, DL5ANT, DL5AOJ, DL5AXX,
DL5GA, DL5MLO

OPs at 1A3A
C31CT, CT1DVV, CT1ESV, I4UFH, IK2NCJ, IK8UND, IV3SKB, IZ4AKS,
IZ4DPV, IZ8CCW, IZ8FWN, YL2KL

OPs at ED8A
DK3QZ, DL1EMH, DL3HAH, DL3QQ, DL5XX, PA0R

OPs at D4C
I4YSS, IK2NCJ, IV3SKB, YL2CL, YL2KL, YL3DW

OPs at CT9L
CW: DF1LON, DJ0IF, DJ2YE, DK7YY, GM4AFF
SSB: DJ6QT, DJ7JC, DK8NC, DL8OBF

OPs at CN3A
CN8WW, I2WIJ, IK2BCP, IK2EAD, IK2QEI, IK2SGC, IZ2FFK, YO3JR

OPs at HB0/HB9AON
DG3EX, DJ2YE, DL1EIJ, DL1WA, DL2SAF, DL8EAQ, HB9CVQ, HB9LCW

OPs at 5P3WW
DF8AE, DF8XC, DK5QN, DL1YAW, DL1YDI

3V8SS, CN3A, DJ8OG, DK5JM, DB9EX, DH6JL, 9G5ZZ/DL1CW, YQ9W/YO9GZU
A45WD/YO9HP, CN2BC/DL7BC, YO3FRI, LX7I, DJ2YA, YO9HP, PG7V, ON4CT
DL4ME, YO3FRI, DF5ZV, DF1DX, DL4EAX, DK7ZT, DL40RRDXA/DB9EX, DF9OX
OK4RQ/OK1DRQ, DJ1AA,, OT4A/ON4AEK, HB9EHQ, DL9SXX, HP1/DJ7AA,
DL2ARD, DK1QH, HP1XX, DL4AAE, DL1EFD

Before lunch Norbert, DJ7JC, gave a fantastic report about the TI9KK DX-Pedition 2008 to Isla del Coco (Cocos Island) NA-012. They could only be QRV for about 4,5 days and made about 17.000 QSOs. The multinational team consited of operators from DL, EA, W, VU, OE and HS.

After lunch we had three more interesting presentations:

Franz, DF6QV, gave a detailed report about the theoretical and practical constrution of 4 square antenna systems

Ulrich, DJ2YA, made a presentation about common-mode current (dt. Mantelwellen)

Peter, DF3KV, reported about coax stub filter systems to eliminate interference between different amateur radio bands.

All presentations shall be found later on the RRDXA homepage.