[SECC] Huntsville Hamfest

[Greg Richard]

just a point of clarification,

The TCG does a good job of putting together teams but if you'll look at the
make up of the teams, not all their members are in the TCG.  In the NAQP's
there is no local requirement.  We should do a better job of taking
advantage of that rule.

Greg K4NO


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr at arrl.net>
To: "Greg Richard" <k4no at mchsi.com>; <SECC at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [SECC] Huntsville Hamfest


> On 8/24/03 2:28 PM, Greg Richard at k4no at mchsi.com wrote:
>
> >Where do we go from here to increase activity of the SECC and become a
> >major force in contesting?
>
> Greg,
>
> I think we need two efforts:
>
> 1) Recruitment - we need to find contestors or interested parties and get
> them involved. Along this line, we need to mentor or educate budding
> contestors.
>
> 2) Activity - everyone in the club needs to get on for any contest that
> they can. Even if it is just a few hours, it adds up. For ARRL contests,
> we're allowed up to 50 scores in the Medium category, and even though we
> have more than that many eligible members, we have never put in that many.
>
> I'm always amazed at the number of teams that the TCG manages to put
> together for NAQP. Sometimes they have 6 or 7, while we struggle to put
> together 2 or 3.
>
> --
>
> Two years ago, NQ4I was planning an open house, right before 9/11 struck.
> We don't have to have meetings at Hamfests, we can just call for a
> get-together. It wouldn't hurt to have a group gather 'round and talk
> about contesting.
>
> Any takers?
>
>
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
>             -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
>