Tommy's comments reduces the complexity of using the club call. I'm all
for it.
--matt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tommy [mailto:aldermant at alltel.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 April, 2005 09:08
> To: Matt at HiWAAY.net; secc at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [SECC] W4AN Club Call (was: RE: Field Day and W4AN)
>
>
> I agree with the 'first come, first serve' issuance of W4AN,
> however I would
> suggest a time limitation for requesting it. Such as one can
> only request
> the call say, 30 or 45 days before the specific contest, and
> that there be
> no long-term nor repetitive request. Meaning W4AN can not be
> requested for every specific annual contest.
>
> In order for everyone to have the opportunity to use the
> call, I would limit
> the use of the call to any one station to twice per calendar
> year, unless no
> one else request use of it. For instance, if I use W4AN for
> the CQ WW and
> the NAQP in the same year, I can not use it again that year
> unless no one else request it.
>
> I disagree that rovers or anyone in the SECC should have any
> priority over anyone else.
>
> I disagree that there should be any restrictions placed on
> the contest use
> of the call. Bill was a very serious competitor and had no
> restrictions
> placed on him and I highly doubt he would approve of any
> exceptions being
> placed on the use of his call in any contest. As an avid
> contester, I'm sure
> he fully understood that records are made to be broken.
>
> I believe the SECC tries too much to legislate what one can
> do in contest,
> such no mode category in the GQP. If having mode categories makes the
> scoring 'too difficult', then perhaps the GQP should be
> dropped. If we can
> not manage the entire contest, as other states do, we should
> not sponsor one
> at all. I know getting folks to volunteer to help is very
> difficult, but
> maybe some prior planning could be done so that not one, but
> several of us
> do the scoring, and then submit our results to one central person for
> overall checking. I also think, that in today's world of instant
> communications, we should impose a 90 limit on having GQP
> scoring completed
> and posted on the web site. I also believe it is not
> realistic to ask one
> person to manage the GQP. Not picking on Jeff, but he is a
> good example of
> being highly interested in promoting the GQP, but like most
> of us, he has a
> home life that must and should take priority over his hobby
> activities. Is
> it not possible to have a GQP Director and two or even three
> assistance's,
> so that some of the work can be shared?
>
> I do understand the importance of rover's, especially in the
> GQP primarily
> because of the lack of ham participation from Georgians. But
> one has to be
> careful and not tell home stations that GQP representation is
> not important
> for one county only. I know that is not the intent, but that
> really is what
> is being said.
>
> Tommy
>
> W4BQF
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: secc-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:secc-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Matt Lee, K4AQ
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:21 AM
> To: secc at contesting.com
> Subject: [SECC] W4AN Club Call (was: RE: Field Day and W4AN)
>
>
> Some other exceptions I would suggest would be for contests
> where Bill's
> results placed him above his peers consistently, e.g., 400+
> QSO's in the
> Sprints, and for contests that he was passionately involved as
> promoter/cheerleader (NAQP?), but limited to 6 contests per
> year (as an
> example).
>
> The best place, I believe, for Bill's callsign legacy,
> would be on a
> club web page that gives the background for the club call.
>
> Again, "First come, first serve," for requesters using the
> club call in
> the same contest. This will eliminate (?) the politics and make the
> trustee's job a "no brainer." ;)
>
> --
> Matt Lee, K4AQ
> Atlanta, GA USA
> <K4AQ at arrl.net>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: secc-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:secc-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K4SB
> > Sent: Tuesday, 19 April, 2005 23:03
> > To: secc at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [SECC] Field Day and W4AN
> >
> >
> > > >Every member should have an equal opportunity to request
> > > >and use the
> > > >club call. Adding a weight factor (to a request) adds a
> > > >lot of "what if"
> > > >into the selection process. Heck, we may end up spending
> > > >more manhours
> > > >debating, I mean "discussing" an issue than the operating
> > > >time of the
> > > >contester(s). That's a lousy ROI (return on investment).
> > > >There is no reason why "first come, first serve" will not
> > > >work. All it
> > > >takes is some planning and doing (aka action, instead of talk).
> >
> > > >Matt Lee, K4AQ
> >
> > Matt has done a very good job of describing the club rules "draft".
> > The only exception ( and this will be up to a vote ) is that the
> > Rovers in GQP get first priority. And there's a little subsection on
> > that. If a rover has used the call in the previous year,
> > he will be second in line to that of a "new" rover.
> >
> > 73
> > Ed
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