[CCF] [TOEC] SAC proposals for 2007 and beyond

[Jan Erik Holm]

I guess it´s not often I agree with Teemu, this time however
I agree!! Atleast to 99 percent.  Thank´s Teemu.

73 Jim SM2EKM
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Teemu wrote:
> We already proposed from SM last year to change the date of the SSB part,
> unfortunately that was voted down by the Finnish contest committee (OH6LI).
> 
> I think it is a good idea as well to move the SSB section away from CQRY.
> 
> BUT! The main issue of preserving SAC is to create a SAC Contest Committee.
> If the OH boys make a great effort this year -in their own way- and the next
> country does not even show results until after next SAC, we get bad will
> again.
> 
> Who for one instance knows what awards has been sent out? I for myself know
> of several individuals who are still waiting for numerous SAC plaques
> abroad, this is NOT good.
> 
> We can keep changing rules every year, but that does not solve the core
> issue!
> 
> It should in my point of view be a SAC Committee that probes the Nordic
> contest community and makes rule changes, that way we avoid for instance
> what happened when 36 hours was changed to 24. Many ppl got pissed off!
> 
> Who will maintain a updated SAC webpage? Who will see to that results come
> out not later than 6 months after the contest? Who will see to that ALL
> endorsements are distributed? Who can someone abroad speak to about SAC? Who
> works on PR in ham magazines and newslists/forums all over the world?
> 
> These questions are just a few uncertainties we currently have that a real
> homogen group of guys could easily solve by starting a SAC Committee.
> 
> LETS NOT CONTINUE! To send hundreds of emails, who likes what rule changes
> and who does not like rule changes, that is not the core issue!
> 
> I agree, Finland, change date of SSB weekend in consensus with the rest of
> us, but do not do any further rule changes, let us instead discuss the
> creation of a SAC Contest Committee for 2008! We could easily have a forum
> for this on the CCF cruise in January.
> 
> 73 de Teemu SM0W
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