[SECC] Press release from Alabama
K9AY
K9AY" <k9ay@k9ay.com
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 10:42:25 -0500
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Cort & all
I think these fellows are the same ones who attended our SECC meeting at =
the Huntsville Hamfest. As I remember, a couple of them are in the =
Muscle Shoals/Forence area, which is well beyond the SECC circle.
I'll repeat the same suggestion I made then. They can join BOTH the =
SECC and another club -- and submit scores for whichever one is =
appropriate, depending on the contest rules and activity. K4JNY is one =
of our double members (SECC & TCG) and there are probably others, as =
well.
73, Gary
K9AY
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Hi OM;
=20
I had noticed your call appearing in some of the =
printed results of ARRL/CQ contest in the past few years. Due to your =
participation in these contests I hope you find the rest of this note =
interesting.
In light of a recent ARRL Contest Advisory Committee/ =
Board of Directors ruling regarding contest club area(175mi radius =
ruling) to let clubs(mainly contest/dx clubs) decide whether to use a =
175 mile radius or ARRL section as their membership domain had =
stimulated me to think that a contest club encompassing the whole ARRL =
Section might be an interesting and rewarding undertaking.
Here in North Alabama, Lauderdale and Colbert counties =
there is little contest activity. Jeff, N4YQ has been getting involved =
and I have started building a small multi-operator station which is 66% =
complete antenna wise. I had started to participate with the Tennessee =
Contest Group(TCG) out of the Nashville, Tn. area when the above =
mentioned ruling from the ARRL CAC came about. The TCG sentiment is =
that they will be changing their club geographical area to encompass the =
TN section which to me only seem right but puts me out of the group. =
This leaves me out in the cold as I am also 25 mile outside the 175 =
radius of the South East Contest Club(SECC). Since I have always enjoyed =
contesting(circa 1963) and belonging to a group of like interest =
amateurs .
I had contacted K4WI, Courtney Judd of Uniontown whom =
I have know for many years and discussed this idea with him. He jumped =
on board with some reservations which soon melted away as we discussed =
the possibilities of an organization solely to promote and sustain the =
interest/activity of contesting(competition) within the AL section. The =
discussion resulted in the following issues a club of this nature should =
address:
. =
Promote all forms of contesting
=
HF/VHF/UHF
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CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 etc.
. =
Sharing of Technical expertise and =
experience
. =
Exchange Operating techniques
. =
Mentoring of interested =
amateurs(educate/train)
. =
Intra-club competition
. =
Regional/national Club competition =
(aggregate scores)
. =
Comradery and fellowship on and off the =
air
Currently with the efforts of Jeff, N4YQ there is a =
website which will allow any interested party to sign-up if interested. =
Jeff, Court and I are looking for ideas and suggestions in regards to =
all facets of the organization. There is currently no time frame to =
accomplish the finalization of the organization. We feel it will be =
driven by the interest of the amateur community within the section. We =
have discussed getting together at the three major hamfest in the =
section (Montgomery, Birmingham, Huntsville) in order to have some =
face-face meetings.=20
Please pass this information along to =
other active or interested amateurs. You can visit the start-up website, =
www.59al.org ,where there is contact information for either one of us.
73's es gud contesting=20
Tim K4XDX, Rogersville
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cort & all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think these fellows are the same ones =
who=20
attended our SECC meeting at the Huntsville Hamfest. As I =
remember,=20
a couple of them are in the Muscle Shoals/Forence area, which is =
well=20
beyond the SECC circle.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'll repeat the same suggestion I made =
then. =20
They can join BOTH the SECC and another club -- and submit scores=20
for whichever one is appropriate, depending on the contest =
rules and=20
activity. K4JNY is one of our double members (SECC & TCG) and =
there=20
are probably others, as well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>73, Gary</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>K9AY</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>------------</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
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OM;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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p; =20
</SPAN>I had noticed your call appearing in some of the printed =
results of=20
ARRL/CQ contest in the past few years. Due to your participation in =
these=20
contests I hope you find the rest of this note=20
interesting.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
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</SPAN>In light of a recent ARRL Contest Advisory Committee/ Board of=20
Directors ruling regarding contest club area(175mi radius ruling) to =
let=20
clubs(mainly contest/dx clubs) decide whether to use a 175 mile radius =
or ARRL=20
section as their membership domain had stimulated me to think that a =
contest=20
club encompassing the whole ARRL Section might be an interesting and =
rewarding=20
undertaking.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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</SPAN>Here in North Alabama, Lauderdale and Colbert counties there is =
little=20
contest activity. Jeff, N4YQ has been getting involved and I have =
started=20
building a small multi-operator station which is 66% complete antenna =
wise. I=20
had started to participate with the Tennessee Contest Group(TCG) out =
of the=20
Nashville, Tn. area when the above mentioned ruling from the ARRL CAC =
came=20
about.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The TCG =
sentiment is that=20
they will be changing their club geographical area to encompass the TN =
section=20
which to me only seem right but puts me out of the group. This leaves =
me out=20
in the cold as I am also 25 mile outside the 175 radius of the South =
East=20
Contest Club(SECC). Since I have always enjoyed contesting(circa 1963) =
and=20
belonging to a group of like interest amateurs =
.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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p; =20
</SPAN>I had contacted K4WI, Courtney Judd of Uniontown<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>whom I have know for many =
years and=20
discussed this idea with him. He jumped on board with some =
reservations which=20
soon melted away as we discussed the possibilities of an organization =
solely=20
to promote and sustain the interest/activity of =
contesting(competition) within=20
the AL section. The discussion resulted in the following issues a club =
of this=20
nature should address:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; =
mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; =
mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR=20
style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto; mso-break-type: section-break"=20
clear=3Dall></SPAN></FONT>
<DIV class=3DSection2>
<P class=3D1BulletList=20
style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left; =
tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"=20
align=3Dleft><![if !supportLists]><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">•<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D1><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">  =
; =
&=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; =20
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2"> &nbs=
p;  =
; =20
</SPAN>Promote all forms of contesting<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
6"> &nbs=
p;  =
; =
&=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p; =20
</SPAN>HF/VHF/UHF<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
6"> &nbs=
p;  =
; =
&=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p; =20
</SPAN>CW,<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>SSB, RTTY, =
PSK31=20
etc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; =
mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; =
mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; =
mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR=20
style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto; mso-break-type: section-break"=20
clear=3Dall></SPAN></FONT>
<DIV class=3DSection3>
<P class=3D1BulletList=20
style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left; =
tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"=20
align=3Dleft><![if !supportLists]><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">•<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D1><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">  =
; =
&=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; =20
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2"> &nbs=
p;  =
; =20
</SPAN>Sharing of Technical expertise and=20
experience<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3D1BulletList=20
style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left; =
tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"=20
align=3Dleft><![if !supportLists]><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">•<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D1><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">  =
; =
&=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
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</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2"> &nbs=
p;  =
; =20
</SPAN>Exchange Operating techniques<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3D1BulletList=20
style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left; =
tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"=20
align=3Dleft><![if !supportLists]><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">•<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D1><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">  =
; =
&=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; =20
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2"> &nbs=
p;  =
; =20
</SPAN>Mentoring of interested=20
amateurs(educate/train)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3D1BulletList=20
style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left; =
tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"=20
align=3Dleft><![if !supportLists]><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">•<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D1><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">  =
; =
&=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; =20
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2"> &nbs=
p;  =
; =20
</SPAN>Intra-club competition<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3D1BulletList=20
style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left; =
tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"=20
align=3Dleft><![if !supportLists]><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">•<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D1><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">  =
; =
&=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; =20
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2"> &nbs=
p;  =
; =20
</SPAN>Regional/national Club competition (aggregate=20
scores)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3D1BulletList=20
style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -1.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left; =
tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"=20
align=3Dleft><![if !supportLists]><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">•<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D1><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT: 7pt 'Times New =
Roman'">  =
; =
&=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; =20
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><![endif]><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2"> &nbs=
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</SPAN>Comradery and fellowship on and off the=20
air<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
1"> &nbs=
p; =20
</SPAN>Currently with the efforts of Jeff, N4YQ there is a website =
which will=20
allow any interested party to sign-up if interested. Jeff, Court and I =
are=20
looking for ideas and suggestions in regards to all facets of the=20
organization. There is currently no time frame to accomplish the =
finalization=20
of the organization. We feel it will be driven by the interest of the =
amateur=20
community within the section. We have discussed getting together at =
the three=20
major hamfest in the section (Montgomery, Birmingham, Huntsville) in =
order to=20
have some face-face meetings. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
2"> &nbs=
p;  =
; =20
</SPAN>Please pass this information along to other active or =
interested=20
amateurs. You can visit the start-up website,</SPAN></FONT><B><FONT=20
size=3D4><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> <A=20
href=3D"http://www.59al.org/">www.59al.org</A> </SPAN></FONT></B><SPAN =
style=3D"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>,where there is contact =
information for=20
either one of us.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
1"> &nbs=
p; =20
</SPAN>73's es gud contesting <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
1"> &nbs=
p; =20
</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tim =
K4XDX,=20
Rogersville<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><![if =
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