[SECC] Member Support

[Rick Dougherty NQ4I]

Hi Fred....I have to agree with what Fred is saying here....as a M-M, we live or die by spots....its helps us when we are spotted; and we are not allowed to spot ourselves.....a spot can accomplish a lot of things...when the band is nearly dead, it can show that there is propagation when most people think its just a dead band...and when the band is hot, the swarm of callers can increase rapidly when we get spotted helping our overall rate....

But lets take this to another step....lets assume that we are in the CQWW SSB test...the subject becomes zero pointers!! I love to work other SECC members...but the rules of CQWW will not reward me with any score what so ever if I work the same zero point station on one band or six!!! Spot me, but Puleeeeeze don't work me on all 6 bands in cqww...doesn't do anyone any good at all!!

If its WPX, then that another story!!! We need your qso on every band possible....a litle knowlege of the rules goes a long ways...we are supposed to be a contest club....


Bottom line...support the club members by spotting them on the bands...work them when it will help their bottom line score....and submit a score for the SECC...

I require that my mult stations spot and do so aggressively....if other stations see that we are spotting with regularity, then they might just work us too....de Rick NQ4I


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Fred Dennin 
  To: SECC 
  Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 6:06 PM
  Subject: [SECC] Member Support


  Much has been said about spotting, and the benefits, or lack thereof in doing so.  Mine is not a discussion of either, but an observation based on the lack of spotting, at least in my case by SECC members.

  This is not a criticism, but just an observation that as a contest club, regardless of your mode preference, we could better support each other, and our club overall, if when we're in the S&P mode, that we conciously spot SECC members.   

  In a review of those stations spotting my station, I find that my competitors (those opposing me in the same class) spot me more frequently than fellow club members.  This is not a solicitation to spot my station, but one to ask SECC members to make a concerted effort to support each other, and at the same time, supporting our club.  I hope this message is received in the spirit it was intended.

  Good luck to everyone in this new contest season.

  73'....Fred WW4LL


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