[LCC] Is it time for the Louisiana Contest Club to spread it's wings

[marsh at ka5m.net]

I agree with Dallas.

And, thank you Dallas for introducing me to CWT. The Wednesday 1-hour contests are a lot of fun.

Marsh, KA5M


From: LCC [mailto:lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org] On Behalf Of K1DW at aol.com
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 8:42 AM
To: lottsphoto at gmail.com; LCC at louisianacontestclub.org
Subject: Re: [LCC] Is it time for the Louisiana Contest Club to spread it's wings

Steve,
 
Your proposals are right on the money. I share your concerns.  Many groups / clubs are looking for ways to enhance interest in activities.  The LCC is no exception.  A meeting on SKYPE  is another alternative or a chat room.   Let try one of your suggestions and see how it works?  If it  does not attract folks then we can try other ideas.  
 
Have others offered any ideas?
 
de Dallas k1DW
 
PS:  TNX fer the Qs in CWTs. 
 
 
lets see In a message dated 3/10/2017 7:29:58 A.M. Central Standard Time, mailto:lottsphoto at gmail.com writes:
Or can we get more people motivated and active ?

​One of the biggest challenges of our organization as I see it is
getting everyone together

We have many members but rarely do we have more than a half dozen at a meeting, the exception last year was at the SARA HamFest we had about 24 folks there, maybe more

What I propose has been brought up once before....

let's build and embrace a public virtual place for members and guest to congregate

This idea for some reason was not widely accepted last time I mentioned it,  maybe now is the time ?

BTW there are many successful clubs that have done this
here are just a couple of examples....

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576440742579802/
​
I propose an OPEN FB page
is an open FB that scary ?

Those that embrace only a closed page limit visibility
like the St Louis, MO amateur Radio club that is closed and has only 21 members    21 members is pretty small for St Louis !
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710274999234372/

If NOT a FB page then maybe a Blog
like this one..........
http://sdxa.blogspot.com/

or something else ?

How about meetings at members stations on contest week-ends ?
not just a handful of ops ONCE a year, I want to see our organization grow !

What is wrong with that, are we not a contest club ?

OR what about some virtual online Multi-OP entry's
in contest that allow them
ask AA5AU about his journey with a team into doing this

I know there are less than a handful that play most Wednesday's for an Hour in the CW OPS Cw test
it is fun and you don't have to be a QRQ op to play

Ask Marsh KA5M, Dallas K1DW or myself for more info
on the weekly CW test sessions

Not a CW op then what about a group of us playing in the Phone Fray each Tuesday night
and no I am not saying every Tuesday

Or what about using my station for a week via remote
and your station next week via remote control
easily done ask Scott W5WZ and remoting a station

What I am saying is let's generate some ACTIVITY !!!
otherwise we will be the club that was

Or maybe LCC is not broken and it is just me, but I am concerned

Cheers!
Steve
KG5VK

http://www.kg5vk.com/
My Ham Radio Friends


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