October would be a good time to have a meeting at Callaway. The weather should
be comfortable by then. If you want we could have the October meeting
at Callaway Gardens. We could probably meet at the pavilion by the beach. We
could bring food or just go to one of the restraunts....
Jeff
>
> From: "Matt Lee, K4AQ" <Matt@HiWAAY.net>
> Date: 2004/09/09 Thu AM 10:20:06 EDT
> To: "'Jay Pryor'" <jpryor@uga.edu>, <ku8e@bellsouth.net>
> CC: secc@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: RE: [SECC] Monthly Informal SECC Meeting
>
>
> Great idea, Jay. The family could have fun, too.
>
> For those who can't wait, I heard that the Fantasy in Lights during
> Christmas is really something to enjoy. That's on my "to do list."
> http://www.callawayonline.com/events/fil/fil.htm
>
> --
> Matt Lee, K4AQ
> Atlanta, GA USA
> <K4AQ@arrl.net>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: secc-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:secc-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jay Pryor
> > Sent: Thursday, 09 September, 2004 08:35
> > To: ku8e@bellsouth.net; secc@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: RE: [SECC] Monthly Informal SECC Meeting
> >
> >
> > I have thought for years that it would be fun to have an informal
> > get-together of SECC, TCG and FCG members at Callaway in the
> > fall before
> > contest season starts. We could have informal planned discussions of
> > propagation, contest rule changes, whatever. This could be a
> > Saturday
> > afternoon/Sunday morning thing. It might be a challenge
> > finding the right
> > weekend. And it is likely too late for this year but maybe next?
> >
> > Just a thought.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Jay, K4OGG
> >
> >
> >
> > At 05:21 PM 9/8/2004, ku8e@bellsouth.net wrote:
> >
> > > I live just down US 27 about 5 miles from Callaway. They
> > > have a nice
> > > playground, paddle boats, putt-putt golf and picnic
> > > pavilion by the beach.
> > > They have some restrants as well or there is plenty to
> > > choose from in Pine Mountain too...
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > From: "Matt Lee, K4AQ" <Matt@HiWAAY.net>
> > > > Date: 2004/09/08 Wed PM 05:08:10 EDT
> > > > To: "'Macie, Gordon'" <GMacie@innotrac.com>
> > > > CC: secc@contesting.com
> > > > Subject: RE: [SECC] Monthly Informal SECC Meeting
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If I had a family, I would want to involve them in some of my ham
> > > > activities...so they will get the idea that other hams are "normal
> > > > people" and that ham outings can be fun.
> > > >
> > > > Visiting Callaway Gardens,
> > > > http://www.CallawayGardens.com/, would be
> > > > great for the family. I took my sister and her husband
> > > > there in April; we were all first timers.
> > > >
> > > > We especially enjoyed the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center,
> > > > http://www.callawayonline.com/tosee/dbc/dbc.htm; Birds of
> > > > Prey Show,
> > > > http://www.callawayonline.com/tosee/bop/bop.htm; and the
> > > > John A. Sibley
> > > > Horticultural Center,
> > > > http://www.callawayonline.com/tosee/sibley/sibley.htm.
> > > >
> > > > I don't think we will have any problem finding
> > > > restaurants in Columbus,
> > > > hi. One of my favorites is Chef Lee's Peking Restaurant,
> > > >
> > >
> > <http://www.sunnydining.com/index.php?page=/restaurants/index.
> html&location=cfg_geo2&rest_id=10685&affiliate_id=>.
> > > >
> > > > --Matt, K4AQ
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Macie, Gordon [mailto:GMacie@innotrac.com]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 08 September, 2004 16:13
> > > > > To: 'Matt@HiWAAY.net'; ku8e@bellsouth.net
> > > > > Cc: secc@contesting.com
> > > > > Subject: RE: [SECC] Monthly Informal SECC Meeting
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd like to see W8JI... I would also like to visit
> > > > > Columbus... Maybe we
> > > > > could do a family/group visit to Callaway Gardens.. Hey it
> > > > > doesn't have to
> > > > > be just ham stuff.. Early Spring might be the time for that
> > > > > one. Maybe the
> > > > > Columbus guys could suggest a restaurant to meet at.
> > > > >
> > > > > Gordon N4LR
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Matt Lee, K4AQ [mailto:Matt@HiWAAY.net]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 4:08 PM
> > > > > To: ku8e@bellsouth.net
> > > > > Cc: secc@contesting.com
> > > > > Subject: RE: [SECC] Monthly Informal SECC Meeting
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I would be interested.
> > > > >
> > > > > How about including a visit to a member (or even
> > > > > non-member...who will
> > > > > then be a potential member) station after the lunch
> > > > > meeting? The lunch
> > > > > place could be near that QTH. Visiting a station could be
> > > > > done quarterly
> > > > > if monthly isn't a popular idea.
> > > > >
> > > > > We can even be as bold as to have a lunch meeting in
> > > > > Columbus, GA, 100
> > > > > miles south of Atlanta, and home of the infamous K4BAI.
> > > > > (It would also
> > > > > be a good excuse for me to visit the Port Columbus
> > > > > National Civil War
> > > > > Naval Museum, http://www.portcolumbus.org/, something
> > > > > that is on my
> > > > > "Things I Gotta Do Before I Die" list, hi.)
> > > > >
> > > > > Other stns to visit should include NQ4I and W8JI.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Matt Lee, K4AQ
> > > > > Atlanta, GA USA
> > > > > <K4AQ@arrl.net>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: secc-bounces@contesting.com
> > > > > > [mailto:secc-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> > > > > > ku8e@bellsouth.net
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 08 September, 2004 10:13
> > > > > > To: secc@contesting.com
> > > > > > Subject: [SECC] Monthly Informal SECC Meeting
> > > > >
> > > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > > I wonder if there would be any interest in reviving this
> > > > > > lunch meeting ?? Maybe we could pick a Saturday every month
> > > > > > and have an informal lunch meeting and enjoy some contesting
> > > > > > camradrie. This would not be a required meeting and for those
> > > > > > who don't want to participate... that's OK.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I propose we meet at noon at the Panara in Dunwoody - see
> > > > > > http://www.panerabread.com/Map.aspx?LocationId=391 for a
> > > > > > map. Or maybe we could switch it around to different places
> > > > > > around Atlanta. I know NQ4I has a
> > > > > > Mexican restraunt that we always go to after a contest at his
> > > > > > place, which would be another possibility.
> > > > >
> > > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > > Jeff
>
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