I think the entire point of the discussion has been missed completely. I am
not, and I would think Jeff is not, interested in making wholesale changes
to the SECC. What I am asking is what does this club do! In reality, the
answer I see posted have been 'nothing but post scores'. I personally, do
not get into contest to enter any club competition, I enter contest for the
fun of it and for the ongoing competition with my fellow hams. As a member
of a club I get the additional competative urge to 'beat' my fellow club
members, for the fun of it.
I asked the question of 'what is the job of the club officers', not to be
provacative as accused, but since most of the answers about stimulating club
camaraderie was "if you want to do something, do it". If the club officers
are not the one's responsible for stimulating the club, who is?
Well, never mind...I think I'm done beating a dead horse.
Tom - W4BQF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr@arrl.net>
To: "Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net>
Cc: <secc@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [SECC] Club
>
> On Sep 4, 2004, at 7:15 AM, Tommy wrote:
>
> > I have been reading the responses, or if you will, the defenses, about
> > the SECC. And unfortunately, with the exception of K4GA, the word
> > 'change' is not in the vocabulary of the members.
>
> I disagree, Tom. Change for the better is certainly a good thing. What
> would you have us change?
>
> > The SECC elect's club officers...what for?....how do they promote the
> > club?....evidentally that is not their job?....what is their job?
>
> As club secretary, what more would you have me do? Be specific.
>
> > Camaraderie is not, and will not be, what the SECC is about...unless
> > a member 'takes the reigns' and does it...what do the officers do?
>
> If you are at Shelby this weekend, there's a face-to-face meeting going
> on.
>
> > There is no face to face information exchange...how do you work a
> > particular contest...how do you install a tower...what is you
> > experience under contest conditions of radio brand x?...Are quads a
> > better contest antenna that a yagi?....Oh yea....the reflector.
>
> Actually, for some of this information, exchanges on the reflector
> aren't so bad.
>
> > If a ham moves to Georgia, how does he/she find out about the SECC?
>
> Here's a retorical question -- how does he/she find out about any
> amateur club?
>
> > The ONLY purpose of the SECC is to have a place to post a contest
> > score? What the heck does that accomplish? I can post my scores as an
> > individual contester.
>
> You can't enter into the Club competition as an individual. The SECC
> has actually made a pretty good showing in the Medium contest category.
>
> > The SECC has been this way for 7 years?
>
> No. The ARRL changed the rules in the last couple of years where they
> no longer required any face-to-face meetings. Before that, we had a
> limited number of meetings each year.
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
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