I might be persuaded into having a springtime 2005 cookout on the deck,
if no one minds driving to West Roswell. Maybe everyone bringing a
covered dish...
Gary - WB4SQ
--- Jay Pryor <jpryor@uga.edu> wrote:
> Hi Folks!
>
> I agree wholeheartedly that the club would benefit from face-to-face
> meetings and exchanges of ideas. However, it was because of the every
> day
> demands on many of us, including KU8E and others, that the club was
> established by W4AN (who disliked meetings) to interact with one
> another
> via the internet. Read "About Us" on the SECC web site, crafted by
> K2UFT.
>
> Many members complained when we first pointed out that the ARRL (at
> that
> time) required two in-person meetings per year. Again, I like
> getting
> together with other club members. If someone figures out a way to do
> it on
> a regular basis so that someone from the Valdosta area, and from
> Columbus,
> and Dunwoody can attend, then I'm all for it!
>
> 73,
>
> Jay/K4OGG
>
>
>
> At 04:14 PM 9/2/2004, ku8e@bellsouth.net wrote:
>
> > Tom,
> >
> > Actually, I am the person responsible for the GQP results. They
> will be
> > out in the near future. If you compare the GQP with other QSO
> parties you
> > will find most of them will not have their results out in 2 months
> -
> > unless they are small. The MI QSO party, which was a week before us
> and
> > the FQP, a couple weeks after have not published their results yet.
> My
> > goal is to have them out before the fall contest season really
> takes off
> > - sometime in September....
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > >
> > > From: "Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net>
> > > Date: 2004/09/02 Thu PM 03:04:56 EDT
> > > To: <ku8e@bellsouth.net>
> > > Subject: Re: Re: [SECC]
> > >
> > > I agree with Jeff.
> > >
> > > After coming back to south Georgia last year from the Washington,
> DC area
> > > and the PVRC, the Valdosta ARC is a true joke. The SECC, as Jeff
> mentions,
> > > has a very small core of active members and there seems to not
> be much
> > > effort in stimulating more activity. SECC officers seem to only
> speak up
> > > when someone tend's to 'rock the boat'! Is there any leadership?
> > >
> > > I did a good effort in the GAQP because I was enthusiastic about
> the
> > SECC at
> > > that time. But what happened to the SECC after that contest?
> Nothing. Other
> > > states post their QP results within two months, SECC still has
> not posted
> > > scores (and I am not pointing a finger). The 'bigger' contest
> such as SS
> > > and CQ WW, who have somewhat of a world-wide load to deal with,
> used to
> > be a
> > > long drawn out affair, but with the internet, even those
> 'biggies' and
> > > beginning to have a decent turn-around time on posting scores
> > from contest.
> > >
> > > If it were not for John, Jeff, and just a few others, the SECC
> would rank
> > > right up there with the VARC! I listened to the 75m SSB two
> times, and
> > > that was all I could take of what ever that is called...anyway
> it's pretty
> > > pathetic. So the question is, is the SECC a southeast contest
> club or is it
> > > just a social club for old foggies?
> > > I will still contest, simply because I enjoy it, but why post
> scores
> > for the
> > > SECC when there certainly is little interest, except maybe north
> of Macon?
> > >
> > > Tom - W4BQF
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <ku8e@bellsouth.net>
> > > To: "SECC" <secc@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 2:33 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Re: [SECC]
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I think the roster needs to be cleaned up as well. We have a
> core of
> > > maybe
> > > > 30 stations out of over 100 on the club roster that are active
> in the
> > > club.
> > > > That means 70% of the club is not active in any way.
> > > >
> > > > In the two years I have lived in GA I have not seen these
> people at a
> > > club meeting, on the reflector, or even submit a score for SECC.
> Maybe
> > > someone who has time can do some analysis on the ARRL contest
> website
> > to see
> > > who has been submitting scores.
> > > >
> > > > I have to admit I am very disappointed with my experience with
> SECC so
> > > far, since I have moved here from Ohio. I have made a few new
> contesting
> > > friends but that's about it. I miss the social events (meetings)
> that were
> > > part of belonging to the Mad River Radio club.
> > > >
> > > > I have actually become kind of apathic toward expending my
> energy
> > > torwards doing things such as updating the web page or even doing
> a FT
> > > effort in a contest and submitting my score for SECC. I have a
> limited
> > > amount of time , for radio, because I have a young family I am
> raising. Why
> > > waste my time if no one even cares. I am at the point now that I
> would
> > > probably just give up running the GQP if someone else in the club
> wanted to
> > > run it, but I don't think there is anyone else in the club that
> wants to do
> > > it.
> > > >
> > > > We need to have some club activities to rally around and until
> that
> > > happens I see nothing changing
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 73, Jeff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > From: John Laney <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
> > > > > Date: 2004/09/02 Thu PM 01:26:38 EDT
> > > > > To: K4SB <k4sb@bellsouth.net>
> > > > > CC: SECC <secc@contesting.com>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [SECC]
> > > > >
> > > > > Officers for the year August 1, 2004 to August 1, 2005 were
> elected at
> > > > > the Kennehoochee Hamfest this past April.
> > > > >
> > > > > 73,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > John, K4BAI.
> > > > >
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