John,
An observation from SSB SS :
What some clubs have started doing is having two or more multi-ops going on
from the same station using two different calls. K8CC has done this for the
last couple of years in SSB SS. I noticed in the small amount of time I was on
this year on SSB that there were several stations in the NCCC (SCV section)
that sounded like they were doing the same thing.
Jeff
>
> From: John Laney <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
> Date: 2003/11/18 Tue PM 04:44:24 EST
> To: secc@contesting.com, bill@eHam.net
> Subject: [SECC] Club activities
>
> Here are some more or less random thoughts about SECC club activity,
> particularly in light of the recent ARRL SS Contests.
>
> We are falling behind in recruiting new members. It might be helpful
> for someone to be appointed membership chairman. The membership
> chairman might contact stations active in recent contests, such as SS,
> from Georgia, the areas of Ala, NC, and SC that are within our circle.
> I am not mentioning Tennessee, since the only member we had in Tennessee
> (K4JNY) seems to have dropped out, and the TCG seems to be pretty much
> occupying that territory. I could go through my SS logs and others
> could do the same and we could provide calls to the membership chairman
> of people we worked in the contest who aren't on our roster, but appear
> to be within our area. Maybe we could also provide additional info such
> as mode, QSO #, etc., which might help indicate areas of interest. The
> membership chairman might contact these non-member contesters by e-mail
> where the address is listed in one of the data bases, or even by mail or
> telephone.
>
> Secondly, I may be wrong. I have not seen this in print anywhere. But,
> it is my impression that certain contest clubs in California and perhaps
> the area around Illinois (SMC, for example), are encouraging activity by
> their members in the Unlimited category. Members who don't particularly
> care about a contest, but want to help the club, are operating logged
> onto the internet or a packet group. They work their own members first
> and they spot their own members. Then they use the spots to get as many
> multipliers as possible. They also make random contacts with
> others--old friends, strong stations, unusual calls. They also probably
> CQ some if they like to run. Thus, they increase the scores of their
> club members by working them and spotting them and they run up good
> scores for the amount of time they spend on the air. At the end of the
> contest, they copy off a Cabrillo log and e-mail it off with credit to
> their club. I suspect they are also using multiple calls. When the
> rate slows down or they get bored, they switch to another call, such as
> a club call or a family member's call. They then send in logs for all
> the calls they used with credit to their club. An analysis of the rules
> of any particular contest would be required to see what would be
> permissible within the rules of that contest, with regard to these
> multiple calls. They may also go to established club stations or to
> stations of inactive members of their clubs or members who may not be
> able to contest on a particular weekend and use their calls. They rack
> up a lot of points for their clubs, but they also generally increase
> activity and make more calls available for everyone in the contest.
>
> I draw these conclusions from the number of "Unlimited" precedences
> given out this year in ARRL SS, particular from California and from the
> number of "Multi" precedences, even with low numbers. I believe "M"
> stations may also use packet and the multiple operators may include
> family members or friends, licensed or not.
>
> I am in favor of as many hams as possible enjoying contesting and, if
> the use of packet (and perhaps sending packet messages back and forth
> during the contest) contributes to that, I am all for it. I'd not like
> SECC to be completely left out though, and wonder if there are members
> out there on the repeater who think they might enter a contest like this
> to make whatever score might be possible in the time available, have
> some fun, and contribute to our club score? We may have no real chance
> of winning against the larger and better organized clubs, but I'd like
> to see us keep our place among the contest clubs submitting scores.
>
> Because of the submission of scores prior to 1996, SEDXC was allowed to
> name a team captain for WRTC 1996 in San Francisco. Because of scores
> submitted for SECC in international contests, SECC was given a vote for
> US team captains for WRTC 2002. WRTC 2006 has been announced for
> Brazil. The selection method for US teams is, I am sure, yet to be
> determined. Nevertheless, club scores submitted is a recurrent theme
> from past WRTC selection processes. It isn't too early for us to be
> thinking about 2006 and placing ourselves in a place to have some effect
> on that selection process.
>
> Also, the composite scores of teams published in magazines or on the
> internet help us earn international recognition. We might think of
> other ways to raise consciousness of our club, including a club QSL card
> with logo, etc.
>
> Hope everyone has a nice week. There is an international contest this
> weekend, called the LZ DX Contest, on both modes CW and SSB, 12 UTC Sat
> to 12 UTC Sunday. Everyone can work everyone else for point credit.
> The CT/NA logging programs can be used in the IARU contest template. It
> won't figure the score right, but the logchecking software will do that
> from your Cabrillo file. We send RS(T) plus ITU zone and LZ stations
> send RS(T) plus 2 letter LZ district abbreviation. The IARU logging
> programs will accept the letters they same as if they were a HQ station
> ID. Apparently TR and Writelog are fully functional including scoring
> for this contest. Logs within 30 days to lzdxc@yahoo.com. The rules
> may be found at: http://www.qsl.net/lz1fw/contest Note there is a
> ten-minute rule per mode, but not per band, so you can do SO2R and quick
> QSYs as long as you stay on the same mode. This could be a good warm up
> for CQ WW CW the next weekend. The PJ2T contest station will QRV in
> this contest. If I am not mistaken, it will be a single op effort by
> Geoff, W0CG, as PJ2DX.
>
> Again, a reminder to look for me as PJ2/K4BAI Nov 25 to Dec 2 and look
> for PJ2T in CQ WW CW. We will be multi two, so we should be QRV on two
> bands at any given time. We are hoping, if conditions permit, to have a
> shot at the all time M/2 record, set by A61AJ in 2002. Our ops will be
> K4BAI, W0CG, K8MFO, N8BJQ, W8WTS, K8ND, and S50R (Leo was an op at A61AJ
> in 2002). I may not be as QRV before and after the contest as usual
> since we will have more ops than rigs and I will not be staying at the
> station location overnight except during the contest, perhaps. We will
> be monitoring six meters with a new 100 watt 6 meter rig, to take the
> place of the 5 watter used in the past. If I can provide a new
> band/mode/country for anybody, it would be a great pleasure for me to do so.
>
> 73,
>
>
> John, K4BAI.
>
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