<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr">My name id Duane Donovan, KF5IWE. I live in Morganza, which is near New Roads. I have been licensed for over 20 years, not active at this time. Are yall willing to train a budding contester? I will be putting hf in my mobile (F150) in the next 2 or 3 months. Thanks in advance</div><div dir="ltr"> 73, Duane KF5IWE</div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Friday, March 10, 2017 8:55 PM, Don Hill AA5AU <aa5au@bellsouth.net> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv1041516462"><style>#yiv1041516462 #yiv1041516462 --
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#yiv1041516462 </style><div><div class="yiv1041516462WordSection1"><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span>I'm good with a FB page. I was not able to access the examples though.</span></div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span> </span></div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span>73, Don AA5AU</span></div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span> </span></div><div class="yiv1041516462yqt4356042809" id="yiv1041516462yqt98540"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> LCC [mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Lott<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 10, 2017 7:30 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Contest Club Louisiana<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [LCC] Is it time for the Louisiana Contest Club to spread it's wings</span></div></div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div><div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">Or can we get more people motivated and active ?</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div><div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">One of the biggest challenges of our organization as I see it is</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">getting everyone together</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><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</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">What I propose has been brought up once before....</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">let's build and embrace a public virtual place for members and guest to congregate</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><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 ?</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">BTW there are many successful clubs that have done this</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">here are just a couple of examples....</span><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576440742579802/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576440742579802/</a></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576440742579802/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576440742579802/</a></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;"></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">I propose an OPEN FB page</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">is an open FB that scary ?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Those that embrace only a closed page limit visibility</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><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 clear="none"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710274999234372/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710274999234372/</a></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">If NOT a FB page then maybe a Blog</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">like this one..........</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;"><a href="http://sdxa.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">http://sdxa.blogspot.com/</a></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">or something else ?</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">How about meetings at members stations on contest week-ends ?</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">not just a handful of ops ONCE a year, I want to see our organization grow !</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">What is wrong with that, are we not a contest club ?</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">OR what about some virtual online Multi-OP entry's</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">in contest that allow them</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">ask AA5AU about his journey with a team into doing this</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><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></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">it is fun and you don't have to be a QRQ op to play</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">Ask Marsh KA5M, Dallas K1DW or myself for more info</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">on the weekly CW test sessions</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><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></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">and no I am not saying every Tuesday</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">Or what about using my station for a week via remote</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">and your station next week via remote control</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">easily done ask Scott W5WZ and remoting a station</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">What I am saying is let's generate some ACTIVITY !!!</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">otherwise we will be the club that was</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><b><u>Or maybe LCC is not broken and it is just me, but I am concerned</u></b></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">Cheers!</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">Steve</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">KG5VK</span></div></div><div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal"> </div></div><div class="yiv1041516462MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.kg5vk.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">http://www.KG5VK.com</a><br clear="none">My Ham Radio Friends</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="yqt4356042809" id="yqt21417">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">LCC mailing list<br clear="none"><a href="mailto:LCC@louisianacontestclub.org" shape="rect" 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