Yankee Clipper Contest Club General Meeting April 5

Yankee Clipper Contest Club General Meeting April 5, 2014 1 to 4: 30 PM Sturbridge Host & Conference Center Sturbridge, MA

Agenda • • • • Call to Order Introductions – Name, Call, QTH Secretary's Report - N 8 RA Treasurer's Report -N 8 RA Announcements WRTC Update – K 5 ZD Design of 2 Operator Station – AB 1 OC & AB 1 QB Election of Officers Break/Buy Raffle Tickets! New Members Scores Update – W 2 JU How to be a Better Single Op - K 5 ZD Scholarship Raffle – N 8 RA Field Day from a Sailboat - N 8 RA Adjourn

Secretary’s Report Brian Szewczyk, NJ 1 F, Secretary

The On Line Roster • Please check the members only page online roster to make sure all your information is correct. • Please send an email at Secretary@YCCC. org with updated information

February Meeting Minutes • February Meeting Minutes were published in the Butt

YCCC Treasurer’s Report Sturbridge MA Apr 5, 2014 Chet, N 8 RA, Treasurer

Treasury: Jan 30 thru Mar 31, 2014 $ 8738 January 29 $9053 March 31 WPX Single-Op USA 7 MHz SSB NEQP DX Single-Op NEQP New England Single-Op NEQP USA Single-Op NEQP New England Club Dues paid $815 Other income (badges) $ 6 TOTAL INCOME $821 Sponsored plaques $255 Enfield meeting room rental $250 Bank fees $ 1 TOTAL EXPENSES $506

Scholarship Raffle K 3 -100 kit SCHOLARSHIP Jan 31 Fund balance: $925 Raffle sales at Feb meeting $425 Raffle sales at local area events $425 Balance Apr 1: $1775

Vote to Approve Reports

Unfinished Business - None New Business?

Announcements

YCCC WRTC 2014 Volunteer Tee Shirt • YCCC members who volunteer to support WRTC 2014 will receive a special WRTC/YCCC Volunteer Tee Shirt • If you’re not volunteering, get with the program and get a Tee Shirt! • If your volunteering and not a member of YCCC, join YCCC and get a Tee Shirt!

Propagation Talk by Chuck Counselman, W 1 HIS • MIT Professor Chuck Counselman, W 1 HIS, will give a presentation on HF Propagation on May 7 th, at 7 pm, at the Andover Safety Center in Andover, MA. Hosted by the Andover Emergency Management Group (AEMG) this talk is a general primer on HF propagation.

Upcoming Meetings • May 31, WRTC Training, if needed for Scholarship Raffle Drawing • ARRL Centennial Convention Saturday, July 19 1 pm

WRTC 2014 Update Randy Thompson, K 5 ZD

Design & Construction of a Two Operator Station for Contesting & DXing Fred & Anita Kemmerer, AB 1 OC & AB 1 QB

Election of Officers Chet Slabinski, N 8 RA

Raffle Details • Prize: Elecraft K 3/100 Kit ! Add K 3 photo • Street value $2100 ! • Thanks Elecraft for your support! • Tickets are $25 per chance • Tickets ONLY sold at meetings • Drawing at April meeting (assuming enough tickets are sold)

Break – Buy Your Raffle Tickets!!! 20 minutes

New Members • Application & Dues to Chet, N 8 RA • Introduce yourself • Interests, Contest activity, Rig, Antennas Motion to Accept these new members?

Score Update ARRL DX 2014 Alec W 2 JU, YCCC Scorekeeper

CW CLAIMED SCORES 2012 YCCC FRC 159, 734, 745 128, 973, 767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC 2012 24% 159, 734, 745 FRC 128, 973, 767

CW CLAIMED SCORES 2013 2012 YCCC FRC 174, 247, 893 159, 734, 745 139, 095, 801 128, 973, 767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC 2013 2012 174, 247, 893 159, 734, 745 FRC +9% 139, 095, 801 +8% 128, 973, 767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC 2013 25% 174, 247, 893 2012 24% 159, 734, 745 FRC +9% 139, 095, 801 +8% 128, 973, 767

CW CLAIMED SCORES 2014 2013 2012 YCCC FRC 196, 015, 258 174, 247, 893 159, 734, 745 146, 361, 486 139, 095, 801 128, 973, 767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC 2014 2013 2012 FRC 196, 015, 258 +12% 146, 361, 486 +5% 174, 247, 893 139, 095, 801 159, 734, 745 128, 973, 767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC 2014 2013 2012 FRC 196, 015, 258 +12% 146, 361, 486 +5% 174, 247, 893 +9% 139, 095, 801 +8% 159, 734, 745 128, 973, 767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2014 34% 196, 015, 258 +12% 146, 361, 486 +5% 2013 174, 247, 893 +9% 139, 095, 801 +8% 2012 159, 734, 745 128, 973, 767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2014 34% 196, 015, 258 +12% 146, 361, 486 +5% 2013 25% 174, 247, 893 +9% 139, 095, 801 +8% 2012 24% 159, 734, 745 128, 973, 767

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC 2012 94, 391, 158 FRC 94, 653, 863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC 2012 -. 3% 94, 391, 158 FRC 94, 653, 863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES 2013 2012 YCCC FRC 116, 142, 184 94, 391, 158 113, 541, 045 94, 653, 863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC 2013 2012 FRC 116, 142, 184 +23% 113, 541, 045 +20% 94, 391, 158 94, 653, 863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2013 +2% 116, 142, 184 +23% 113, 541, 045 +20% 2012 94, 391, 158 94, 653, 863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2013 +2% 116, 142, 184 +23% 113, 541, 045 +20% 2012 -. 3% 94, 391, 158 94, 653, 863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES 2014 2013 2012 YCCC FRC 115, 127, 513 116, 142, 184 94, 391, 158 138, 387, 284 113, 541, 045 94, 653, 863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC 2014 2013 2012 115, 127, 513 116, 142, 184 94, 391, 158 FRC -1% 138, 387, 284 +22% 113, 541, 045 94, 653, 863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC 2014 -17%115, 127, 513 2013 116, 142, 184 2012 94, 391, 158 FRC -1% 138, 387, 284 +22% 113, 541, 045 94, 653, 863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2014 -17%115, 127, 513 -1% 138, 387, 284 +22% 2013 +2% 116, 142, 184 +23% 113, 541, 045 +20% 2012 94, 391, 158 94, 653, 863

2014 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 196, 015, 258 146, 361, 486 SSB 115, 127, 513 138, 387, 284 TOTAL 311, 142, 771 284, 748, 770

2014 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 196, 015, 258 146, 361, 486 SSB 115, 127, 513 138, 387, 284 TOTAL 311, 142, 771 284, 748, 770 2014 MARGIN: 9. 3%

2014 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 196, 015, 258 146, 361, 486 SSB 115, 127, 513 138, 387, 284 TOTAL 311, 142, 771 284, 748, 770 2014 MARGIN: 9. 3% 2013 MARGIN: 14. 9%

LOGS YCCC FRC 103 72 98 78 CW 2012 SSB 2012

LOGS YCCC FRC 106 103 78 72 106 98 77 78 CW 2013 2012 SSB 2013 2012

LOGS YCCC FRC CW 2013 2012 106 +3 103 78 +6 72 106 +8 98 77 -1 78 SSB 2013 2012

LOGS YCCC FRC 117 106 103 64 78 72 108 106 98 77 77 78 CW 2014 2013 2012 SSB 2014 2013 2012

LOGS YCCC FRC CW 2014 2013 2012 117 +11 106 103 64 -14 78 72 108 +2 106 98 77 = 77 78 SSB 2014 2013 2012

LOGS YCCC FRC CW 2014 2013 2012 117 +11 106 +3 103 64 -14 78 +6 72 108 +2 106 +8 98 77 = 77 -1 78 SSB 2014 2013 2012

CQWW 2013 (CLAIMED) YCCC FRC SSB 229, 697, 399 206, 985, 557 CW 327, 818, 890 233, 695, 242 TOTAL 557, 516, 289 440, 680, 799

THANKS!

How to be a Better Single Operator Randy Thompson, K 5 ZD

Scholarship Raffle (? ) Chet Slabinski, N 8 RA

Field Day from a Sailboat Chet Slabinski, N 8 RA

Field Daymarine mobile N 8 RA & KD 1 EU’s Excellent Adventure

Antennas. But where?

Antennas • 20 -15 M: dual dipole • 40 M: ? ? ?

40 M Antenna • here Hamsticks backup N. G.

Power System “ 70 A” alternator Measured current draw of all devices Two 12 V batteries in parallel, 140 A hr total capacity

Power: Estimate of the situation times of day for charging and battery SOC > 50% 25 w xmit power

Packing Superimpose zone 2 packing list

Site and Schedule

Thursday night • Predicted bad weather • called for a change of schedule

20 -15

40 M

Field Day: develop skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions work… many stations

Motion to Adjourn? See you at the next Meeting!!. . . which might be May 31, 2014. . . or. . . ARRL Centennial Convention Saturday, July 19, 2014 1 -2 pm