Ill bring it up Greg - Sounds like a great idea.
GG
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Richard [mailto:k4no at mchsi.com]
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 9:48 PM
To: Hal Kennedy
Subject: Re: [SECC] Gavel Suggestion
Hal,
I can't make it tomorrow but that is a great idea. Maybe we expand it to
have a travelling trophy that goes to the winner of a specific contest
between the TCG and SECC and FCG? A regional type contest trophy
Greg K4NO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hal Kennedy" <halken at comcast.net>
To: "SECC" <secc at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 6:02 PM
Subject: [SECC] Gavel Suggestion
> For pondering in advance of tomorrow's meeting - I'd like to suggest we
> adopt the system PVRC has used for many years with respect to SS gavels,
> which is:
> When an SS gavel is received by the club, it is given, permanently, to
> the person contributing the highest combined (CW+SSB) single-op score
> that year, given that person has not received a gavel before. Under
> this system, I think our first gavel would go to N4PN - but I need to
> check the records. Our second one (I think we have a great chance to
> start winning these things on a regular basis) would go to someone other
> than N4PN.
> The benefits of the system:
> Encourages and rewards participation.
> Awards those who contribute the big scores, but, after they are
> rewarded, the gavels trickle down to the smaller stations over time as
> nobody can get more than one.
> The club does not have to keep track of a box full of gavels in the club
> secretary's closet.
>
> Let's discuss it further tomorrow.
>
> 73
> Hal
> N4GG
>
>
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