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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I'm good with a FB page. I was not able to access the examples though.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>73, Don AA5AU<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> LCC [mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Lott<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 10, 2017 7:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> Contest Club Louisiana<br><b>Subject:</b> [LCC] Is it time for the Louisiana Contest Club to spread it's wings<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Or can we get more people motivated and active ?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>One of the biggest challenges of our organization as I see it is<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>getting everyone together<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>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<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>What I propose has been brought up once before....<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>let's build and embrace a public virtual place for members and guest to congregate<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>This idea for some reason was not widely accepted last time I mentioned it, maybe now is the time ?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>BTW there are many successful clubs that have done this<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>here are just a couple of examples....</span><br><br><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576440742579802/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576440742579802/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576440742579802/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576440742579802/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>I propose an OPEN FB page<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>is an open FB that scary ?<br><br>Those that embrace only a closed page limit visibility<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>like the St Louis, MO amateur Radio club that is closed and has only 21 members 21 members is pretty small for St Louis !</span><br><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710274999234372/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710274999234372/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>If NOT a FB page then maybe a Blog<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>like this one..........<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a href="http://sdxa.blogspot.com/">http://sdxa.blogspot.com/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>or something else ?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>How about meetings at members stations on contest week-ends ?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>not just a handful of ops ONCE a year, I want to see our organization grow !</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>What is wrong with that, are we not a contest club ?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>OR what about some virtual online Multi-OP entry's</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>in contest that allow them</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>ask AA5AU about his journey with a team into doing this</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>I know there are less than a handful that play most Wednesday's for an Hour in the CW OPS Cw test</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>it is fun and you don't have to be a QRQ op to play</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Ask Marsh KA5M, Dallas K1DW or myself for more info</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>on the weekly CW test sessions</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Not a CW op then what about a group of us playing in the Phone Fray each Tuesday night</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>and no I am not saying every Tuesday</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Or what about using my station for a week via remote</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>and your station next week via remote control</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>easily done ask Scott W5WZ and remoting a station</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>What I am saying is let's generate some ACTIVITY !!!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>otherwise we will be the club that was</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Or maybe LCC is not broken and it is just me, but I am concerned</u></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Cheers!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Steve</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>KG5VK</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.KG5VK.com" target="_blank">http://www.KG5VK.com</a><br>My Ham Radio Friends<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>