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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello all...its time to step up to the plate
here..as the new president of the SECC, I want to weigh in on the issue..the
circle and its location will be decided sometime in the coming weeks...I will be
looking at appointing a committee to look at all the pros and cons of the
current circle and each proposal...how it will affect membership etc....it is
important to realize that contesting as a club and having a membership that
contributes to the club aggregate score is important.....as equally important is
having a coherent membership....I would like to have as many participants
...read members...who will submit scores for SECC in as many contests as
possible....so lets go into this venture with an open mind, and try to keep
emotion abated...the SECC club is a vision of the original W4AN and a few other
contesters...its a derivation of the old Dixie Dx'ers...and has a fairly deep
heritage in contesting in general...there was a time in the mid '80s that the
Dixie Dx'ers were the 4th highest point producing club in the US....it behooves
us to continue in that tradition and strive to make our club as productive as
possible...each of us can contribute to the club totals....in the same vein,
each of us needs to make the commitment to get on the air for the CQWW and the
ARRL International DX Test...these are the big ones and this is where we are
measured as a club.....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I look forward to this year in Office...my VP is
Jeff W4DD, and he and I have a very good relationship of working
together....along with the other officers, this is going to be a great year for
the SECC....I wish each of you a great year of contesting...to our out going
President Hal N4GG....you are leaving behind a rather large pair to shoes to
fill, and I hope I can do justice to your memory....you have done a great job
this past 2 years....the club has great direction and has had great
leadership...Thanks Hal...excellent job.....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope that any issue that comes up, that each
person, can feel free to approach me and discuss in any manner...sometimes I am
not as readily available as I would like....because of my job and lack of
internet connections...but Jeff is very capable of speaking for me or for that
matter himself...he is 100% available on the internet and I am probably 75%
of the time....call me, page me, IM me, or e-mail me and lets talk if there
is an issue....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>de Rick nq4i</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>