I echo John's sentiments. This is a healthy discussion and constructive
conversation - we must all strive to keep it that way. I am watching
PVRC go through this process - they are struggling to keep everyone calm
and collected. Every club has its circle problems - PVRC has it
particularly difficult, as the club is 60 years old and did, in fact,
start in the Potomac Valley, but the population of score contributors
has slowly migrated south over the years - presenting a real dilemma for
them. Part of their conversations include: Who are we and who do we
want to be?
The SECC was never a GA club nor intended to be. If the circle can be
moved to pick up more members and not lose any old members - wow -
that's ideal.
Matt assures me his mapping program takes into account the earth's
curvature - this can be important when trying to squeeze in members at
opposite edges.
Critical to the process is asking stations near the edges for their real
coordinates. The published ones can be pretty far off and as has been
said here before are sometimes based on the post office nearest their
zip code - read this to mean MILES off.
Let's push ahead and see where it takes us. Thanks to Jeff, Matt, John,
Ed and others who wish to participate.
Also echoing John's sentiment - every member should pay attention to
this discussion. Anyone close to the edge of the old or proposed new
circle needs to speak up with their true coordinates and concerns about
"living on the edge."
73
Hal
N4GG
-----Original Message-----
From: secc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:secc-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of John Laney
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:10 PM
To: secc
Subject: [SECC] Proposed New Center for Circle
Please correct my earlier posting. I said NE corner of the state (all
of which is inside the proposed circle) and I meant to say NW corner of
the state.
Please, anybody on the reflector who is presently within the circle and
would be outside the proposed new circle, please let post a message to
that effect. Jeff says he has checked the roster and we wouldn't be
leaving any current member out. He said the longest distance to any
member in NW GA would be to K4EA and Neal is inside the circle.
Also, if there is anybody else on the reflector, particularly in GA, who
is concerned about being in the circle, please let us hear that too.
It appears that this could open up a whole new area for membership and
participation. The circle would include the Jacksonville, FL area.
Jim, K4BK, would this include you? I know stations in that area,
including K4BK, belong to FCG, but I am not clear if they are inside the
FCG 175mi/275km circles or not. We can't include the NW FL panhandle
guys anyway it has been proposed, but they are within the ACG circles.
It would include many in SC who have not been able to participate by
submitting scores to the club aggregate score competitions. Maybe by
including so much of SC and NE FL, we could make up for the loss of our
SECC members in AL, who are now submitting scores for ACG. I think it
would leave AA4S and N4AA in NC out of the circle, but they apparently
are not on the reflector and don't often submit scores for SECC. In
fact, I think AA4S is still not on the internet.
Healthy and constructive discussion please.
73,
John, K4BAI.
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