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Subject: [SECC] Sweepstakes SSB
From: fdennin at numail.org (Fred Dennin)
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:41:46 -0500
Brian,

We ran just under 1500 Qs last year but goal this year is 2000 plus Qs.
Good luck to all.....Fred WW4LL


On 11/17/10 10:38 PM, "Brian Wilcox" <na4bw at bellsouth.net> wrote:

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>  For those new to contesting, or perhaps a little rusty on  club competition
> rules, here is an explanation of what the  SECC circle means and doesn't mean.
> First, it IS NOT a limitation on  membership.  The SECC welcomes all new
> members, inside or  outside the circle.  While the club is centered, and its
> focus is primarily on the US Southeast, we have members all  around the US and
> welcome anyone with an interest in joining  us.,  Also, locals who join
> sometimes must leave our area  at a later date, but we subscribe to the
> thought that "once a  member, always a member."  There are no dues, so once
> you  join - that's it, you are an SECC member.  The club  requests that
> members get on the air and contribute scores to  the club a minimum of twice a
> year - but this has not been a  rigid requirement.  It's a recommendation and
> it's  understood there are times in our ham careers when we are  unavoidably
> off the air for one reason or another.  Both the ARRL and CQ Magazine sponsor
> national and  international contests and place limits on the geographic area
> a club can encompass for the purposes of club competition;  more on this in a
> moment.  It's important to note  however, that there are many, many other
> contest sponsors and  they do not place geographic limits on contributing
> individual  scores to a club aggregate.  ARRL contests (nine per  year), CQ
> contests (six per year) and a very few more have a  geographic limitation.
> These are listed below.  The ARRL defines a club's encompassed area as either
> an  ARRL section or a circle with a radius of 175 miles.   Being a regional
> club, the SECC has elected to use the circle  method of determining who can
> contribute scores for ARRL  contests.  The SECC circle is centered at 33.2
> degrees  North, 82.5 degrees West. The northeast edge of the circle  includes
> Charlotte, NC and the southwest edge of the circle  includes Columbus and
> Albany Georgia as well as a small  portion of Alabama.  CQ magazine defines a
> club circle as having a radius of 275  Km which is nearly identical to the
> ARRL definition.  When you apply for SECC membership, we ask you to include
> your latitude and longitude on the application.  This  allows the club
> secretary to calculate your status with  respect to the ARRL and CQ circles.
> When you receive an  acknowledgement of your application, the secretary will
> inform  you if you are within or outside the two circles.   Remember, you can
> always contribute scores for contests  other than those sponsored by the ARRL
> or CQ magazine, even if  you are outside the circle.   Here's the SECC Circle:
> All questions regarding the circle can be sent to  the club secretary via
> email by clicking encrypt_mail("halken","comcast.net","?subject=From SECC
> Circle page","HERE","link");  HERE <mailto:halken at comcast.net?subject=From
> SECC Circle page> .
>>> ARRL Club Competitions
>>> * January VHF Sweepstakes
>>> * RTTY Roundup (January)
>>> * International DX Contest (February and March)
>>> * June VHF QSO Party
>>> * August UHF Contest
>>> * September VHF QSO Party
>>> * November Sweepstakes
>>> * 160 Meter Contest (December)
>>> * 10 Meter Contest (December)
>>> CQ Magazine Club Competitions
>>> * CQ Worldwide 160 meter Contest
>>> * CQ Worldwide WPX Contest
>>> * CQ Worldwide RTTY Contest
>>> * CQ Worldwide WPX RTTY Contest
>>> * CQ Worldwide DX Contest
>>> * CQ Worldwide VHF Contest
>>> Other Competitions
>>> * California QSO Party (uses ARRL circle)
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> Last updated: Monday -- October 12, 2009
>>  
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>  
>> From:  Fred Dennin <mailto:fdennin at numail.org>
>>  
>> To: na4bw at bellsouth.net
>>  
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 6:20  AM
>>  
>> Subject: Re: [SECC] Sweepstakes SSB
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>> 
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>> I need to use my glasses  when o use this Droid.  Can't spell" frigging"
>> right without my  glasses.  Oh, I see what happened, the autocomplete is ion.
>> 
>> Brian,  where is the center of our circle?  Is it Atlanta?
>> 
>> Sent via  DROID on Verizon Wireless
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original  message-----
>>  
>>>  
>>> From: Brian  Wilcox <na4bw at bellsouth.net>
>>> To:  Fred Dennin <fdennin at numail.org>
>>> Sent: Wed, Nov 17, 2010  03:36:43 GMT+00:00
>>> Subject: Re: [SECC] Sweepstakes  SSB
>>> 
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>>> No I think you said it right  Saturday - maybe we can win the LOCAL
>>> competition! Maybe we can get 4 or 5  off their ' internet membership' butts
>>> to play. 
>>>  
>>>>  
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>  
>>>> From:  Fred  Dennin <mailto:fdennin at numail.org>
>>>>  
>>>> To: na4bw at bellsouth.net
>>>>  
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 8:22  PM
>>>>  
>>>> Subject: Re: [SECC] Sweepstakes  SSB
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> I'm a real drugging  motivator, aren't I :)
>>>> 
>>>> Sent via DROID on Verizon  Wireless
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original  message-----
>>>>  
>>>>>  
>>>>> From: Brian  Wilcox <na4bw at bellsouth.net>
>>>>> To:  Fred Dennin <fdennin at numail.org>
>>>>> Sent:  Tue, Nov 16, 2010 22:44:00 GMT+00:00
>>>>> Subject: Re: [SECC]  Sweepstakes SSB
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
>>>>>    
>>>>>  
>>>>> Explosive deluge of  responses!
>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> From:  Fred  Dennin <mailto:fdennin at numail.org>
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> To: secc <mailto:secc at contesting.com>
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010  1:32 PM
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Subject: [SECC] Sweepstakes  SSB
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> SECC members, this is a reminder that ARRL  Sweepstakes SSB is this
>>>>>> weekend, November 20 ?? 22 and runs from 2100  Saturday thru 0259 Monday.
>>>>>> Contest period is 24 out of 30 hours  and Off Times require a 30 minute
>>>>>> minimum.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> All  logs must be submitted within FIFTEEN (15) days of the end of the
>>>>>> contest.  Submit Phone  Logs to SSPhone at arrl.org
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>             
>>>>>> A complete set of rules can  be found at http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> No  score is too small to submit.  Good luck and have  fun!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 73??....Fred WW4LL
>>>>>> SECC  Secretary
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
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>>>>>>  
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>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>> SECC at contesting.com
>>>>>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/secc
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