[SECC]

[Bill Coleman]

On Sep 2, 2004, at 2:33 PM, <ku8e at bellsouth.net> wrote:

>
>  I think the roster needs to be cleaned up as well. We have a core of 
> maybe
>  30 stations out of over 100 on the club roster that are active in the 
> club.
>  That means 70% of the club is not active in any way.

Yes. That is a task I've been meaning to do for a while -- send e-mails 
to all of the relatively inactive members and see if they still wish to 
remain in the club.

>  I have to admit I am very disappointed with my experience with SECC 
> so far, since I have moved here from Ohio. I have made a few new 
> contesting friends but that's about it. I miss the social events 
> (meetings) that were part of belonging to the Mad River Radio club.

This club is still young, and because of its unusual beginning, it 
doesn't have the tradition that the MRRC or other clubs have developed.

If we want social events, someone has to organize them. As members of 
the club, you are empowered to do so! If you want something social, 
organize it!

>  I have actually become kind of apathic toward expending my energy 
> torwards doing things such as updating the web page or even doing a FT 
> effort in a contest and submitting my score for SECC. I have a limited 
> amount of time , for radio, because I have a young family I am 
> raising. Why waste my time if no one even cares.

We do care, but we all are in the same boat -- we have other things the 
vie for our time.

> We need to have some club activities to rally around and until that 
> happens I see nothing changing

What sort of activites do you want to see?

NQ4I hosted an open house four years ago. He was planning another three 
years ago on September 14, 2001. Of course, it never happened, due to 
the events on September 11. Does someone else want to host an open 
house?

Rick has requested folks come down for various antenna parties and 
station building exercises and has gotten little response.

We've had a few gatherings for lunch, which were moderately successful.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
             -- Wilbur Wright, 1901