[SCCC] SCCC Web Site Updates

[Paul / N6LL]

If you're willing to associate with 10 GHz and Up contesters like me :-) , 
you might take a look at http://www.ham-radio.com/ for site hosting.

73
Paul


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Younker" <NE6I at cox.net>
To: <sccc at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCC Web Site Updates


> Hi Bruce,
>
> I wasn't sure whether you were still the one doing updates.  At any rate, 
> it
> would be great to hear from other club members about what they would like 
> to
> see on the site. It seems to be under utilized at the moment.
>
> I would enjoy seeing a short monthly article written by one of our club
> members. Could be an interview of another club member, tips for newcomers 
> or
> little pistols, an equipment review, or just about anything contest 
> related.
>
> I think it would also be nice to post recent club member scores.
>
> I'm sure others have even better ideas.
>
> Why is contesting.com interested in us finding a new home?  We certainly
> aren't using much space, and I can't imagine that we're generating much
> monthly traffic.  It would be nice to have our own domain name.
> Unfortunately, SCCC is already taken. However, our club bulletin name,
> SCCCORE is available, as is SoCalContestClub.
>
> Perhaps one of our club members has a hosting plan where we could place 
> our
> club web site without incurring charges.  My own plan could be used for
> additional domains but there is a nominal monthly charge to do so.
> (Unfortunately, my plan doesn't include an unlimited number of domains.) 
> I
> do have plenty of space, however.
>
> Alternatively, we could move to QSL.net.  In my past experience with them,
> their free service was sometimes slow, especially in the evening.  Maybe 
> we
> could live with that if we want to continue at no cost.  Tonight, their 
> web
> site seems to be quite fast.
>
> --Dennis, NE6I
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bruce Horn" <bhorn at hornucopia.com>
> To: "Dennis Younker" <NE6I at cox.net>; <sccc at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 6:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] SCCC Web Site Updates
>
>
>> Hi Dennis,
>>
>> At 09:56 PM 9/20/2008, Dennis Younker wrote:
>>>Does anyone know who does the updates for the SCCC web site?  A lot of 
>>>the
>>>material is out of date.  I would be willing to help out with this if
>>>desired.
>>
>> The SCCC webmaster is listed at the bottom of every web page, so this
>> shouldn't be a mystery.
>>
>> Now is a good time to discuss club members expectations of the web
>> site. contesting.com has provided us with free hosting services for a
>> long time, but would like us to find another home.
>>
>> In addition to the basic club information (membership info, roster,
>> SCCC reflector info), what content would club members like to see on
>> the web site?
>>
>> 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn at hornucopia.com)
>> Current Webmaster
>>
>>
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