[SECC] Fwd: [CQ-Contest]

[Jay Pryor]

Note that the ARRL is requesting that when we submit the scores we do not 
abbreviate our club name.  Always spell out the club name in ARRL Contests 
(such as the 10M contest this weekend) as South East Contest Club.

73,

Jay, K4OGG


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>As we progress with the ARRL Contest Robot project, we are able to add some
>new features, which will help all of us towards our goal of the most
>accurate results possible.
>
>To that end, we have today posted on the ARRL Contest Branch web page a list
>of clubs that have participated in ARRL contest events in recent years.  In
>order for the robot to process your entry properly and count it towards your
>club's total, it needs to have some type of standard designator for each
>club.  You will find our list at http://www.arrl.org/contests/club-list.html
>
>If you can't determine which entry is your club, please contact me.  We can
>adjust the full club names when necessary.  If you don't see your club
>listed get in touch with me as well.  We can edit the list to add new clubs.
>Keep in mind this is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all ARRL
>affiliated clubs.  It is simply a list of clubs that have been participating
>in the ARRL Affiliated Club Competitions and Field Days in the past few
>years.
>
>It was suggested that a list of abbreviations be added to the list.  We have
>not done this at this time for the simple reason that some clubs might share
>the same acronym with a different club in another area.  For example, the
>Greenville ARC and the Greenwich ARC might both use GARC - but our robot
>wouldn't know the difference.  If we used GARC for the Greenville ARC and
>GrARC for the Greenwich Club, there would be cases where the Greenwich club
>would complain "that isn't our club abbreviation" or would still use what
>they traditionally use anyway. To keep possible problems to a minimum, we
>have chosen to go with full club names (with a few abbreviations such as
>ARC, Cty, Asoc. etc).
>
>While we realize it isn't the perfect solution to the problem or the
>solution some would have chosen, it is a system that works within the
>framework of the database programs we use at the Contest Branch at ARRL
>Headquarters. Please help spread the word to your friends, local reflectors,
>etc. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me directly at
>contests@arrl.org or by phone at 860-594-0232
>
>Thanks and 73
>
>Dan Henderson, N1ND
>ARRL Contest Branch Manager
>
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