[NCC] NCC Update

[Scott Detloff K8DX]

As you may be aware, there was a meeting last Friday at K8AZ's to
determine the future of the NCC.  Since the people who have been
our driving force of the past are no longer able to give the club the
tremendous efforts they volunteered in the past, it looked as though
we may need to look at an alternate solution.  This included +ACI-merging+ACI-
with Mad River.

I was opposed to disbanding NCC, and voiced my opinion to do whatever
I could to keep us together.  It was clear that most of the members felt the
same way, and was evident by the commitment of VE3EJ driving down
from Toronto, K8NZ forgoing an Indians game, and W8KIC even showing up
after all that he has been through lately.

I'm honored to say that I was elected President (in the traditional
railroaded
fashion) and will try to revitalize the club to a new level.  Changes are
going
to be made to the existing bylaws and will need to be adhered to (to meet
club
requirements for ARRL and CQ submission).   We will continue to sponsor
plaques for SS, and ARRL DX.  But this means raising the funds to pay for
them, so soon we will be, for the first time, asking for dues to remain or
become
a member.

So what kind of things can I look forward to as NCC enters a new era?  Here
are just a few:

Our own NCC Web page+ACE-  I believe we are the only +ACI-major+ACI- contest club
without one.  In it you will find meeting dates and places, with a
spreadsheet
that will show who has attended how many meetings and at which location+ACE-
Yes, multiple meeting locations, because of our requirements for us all to
attend at least two per year, it should be as easy as possible to attend.
This
means that we will be looking to hold at least one meeting per year in
Pittsburgh, and possibly Toronto if we gain a few more VE's.  Then all that
would be required would be the annual pilgrimage to Dayton to satisfy the
two meeting requirement.  Of coarse, Austintown will remain our primary
meeting location.

One of the things about NCC that I've really missed the last two years has
been not having the golf outing.  So for August 2001, we will have the
+ACI-Summerfest+ACI- at the K8DX QTH with the golf tournament just a few miles
away+ACE-

Other things that will be implemented shortly on the web page will include
score posting with a  spreadsheet showing scores for each contest (or where
you operated from if you joined a multi), an online newsletter, and password
protected roster with e-mail addresses, business and home phones.  We will
also have a +ACI-Profiles+ACI- section to learn more about who we are at NCC, as
well
as links to other contesting sites.  Thanks to George, K3GP, in advance for
the
offer of setting this up and maintaining it.

I look forward to your comments and suggestions, and will keep you updated
as these ideas become reality.

73...Scott K8DX




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