Thanks to Bob, W2WG, I’m posting the
note from when the circle got set last.
Thanks Bob for saving the emails two years! The link to tell you if you are inside
the circle is dead, but as we update the web page that
can be added back in.
Thanks again Bob.
So, its:
33.2 N
82.5 W
Hal
N4GG
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Carroll
[mailto:w2wg@comcast.net]
Sent:
To: 'Hal Kennedy'
Subject: FW: [SECC] Fwd: Circle at
Last
From:
secc-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:secc-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Dougherty NQ4I
Sent:
To: SECC
Subject: [SECC] Fwd: Circle at
Last
Hi guys of the SECC...I have finally received a proposal for the circle
of membership for the SECC....first a little about what has transpired in the
past few months...I appointed a committee with Jeff W4DD as its head, and
consisting of John K4BAI, Lee WI4R, and Matt K4AQ, and lastly Bobby KF4GTA had
to be included as the webmaster to make the changes....I have to commend them
all for their diligence and patience...there were external pressures as well as
internal pressures that had to be dealt with...hi...the first thing that had to
be done was to identify a method to accurately get a location for each
member..a couple of iterations later they came up with a solution...then began
the process of gently moving the circle around to see how many people could be
included...
The circle as it stands now includes the most members possible...from
the circle committee:
"Considering
both Tennessee and Alabama now have strong contest groups in their states, the
circle committee recommends moving the circle to the above coordinates to cover
as much of the membership in GA and SC as practical. These coordinates
were determined after a lengthy database update, development of a web page to
easily determine if a member is inside the circle, and considerable circle
tweaking. The original tasking of the committee was to propose
several circle alternatives. However, during update of the database it
became apparent that the SECC membership is constantly in flux with members
moving in and out and the best approach appeared to be finding a circle that
captured as many current members as practical and still cover as much prime
real estate as possible. The Circle committee feels these coordinates
represent the best coverage of the territory most likely to include SECC members
and minimize unproductive areas such as the ocean or sparsely populated
areas. "
"It would have to be moved more than 2s0 miles from its present
position to make any significant changes in membership....in view of the recent
heightened activity from Alabama and the ACG, and Tennessee and the TCG, it was
determined that our main focus would include GA and SC....I can't tell you how
many variations have been tried as the circle was moved around and
around."
The current recommendation from the committee is for a location of the
circle at 33.20 and -82.50
The
proposed circle and a table of those inside the circle can be viewed at: http://secc.contesting.com/circle
(The
table gets automatically updated when a new member is added to the SECC
Database, so they will know if they are inside the circle)
The page
will soon be linked from the SECC web site at:
As per our constitution, I am now putting the proposed circle up
for an on-line vote....you can respond to me directly if you want your vote
secret, or you may reply directly back to the reflector...the time frame for a
tally of votes will be 2 weeks.....I would like for each member to take the
opportunity to look at the data, and make a decision on this proposal....Vote
deadline is Oct 11th at noon.....I along with Bill Coleman AA4LR will
tally the votes and post the results by the 12th....
For the record, I endorse very strongly the committee's recommendation
to make the circle at the proposed location of 33.20 and - 82.50.....as in
every decision that is being voted on, there will be some who are not totally
happy with the outcome, and that is one of the realities of democracy....I
encourage each and every present member whether you are in the circle or
slightly outside the circle.....to come together on this proposal....vote on
it, and lets get back to what we enjoy most, contesting.....people who are outside
the circle are still members, can still provide meaningful input, and
still contribute to the success of the SECC in many different yet valid
methods...
To the circle committee members again thanks for all the help and time
spent.....
Respectfully submitted.
Rick Dougherty NQ4I
President SECC