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Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Yankee Clipper Contest Club Open House & General Meeting April 12, 2015 1:00 to 4:30PM Sturbridge Host Sturbridge, MA. Agenda. Call to Order Introductions Secretary's Report - NJ1F Treasurer's Report -N8RA Announcements ARRL DX Scores - W2JU Which Transceiver for Me – K1LI

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Yankee Clipper Contest Club

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  1. Yankee Clipper Contest Club Open House & General MeetingApril 12, 20151:00 to 4:30PMSturbridge Host Sturbridge, MA

  2. Agenda • Call to Order • Introductions • Secretary's Report - NJ1F • Treasurer's Report -N8RA • Announcements • ARRL DX Scores - W2JU • Which Transceiver for Me – K1LI • Break/Buy Raffle Tickets! • New Members • Election of Officers • Antenna Selection and Design – W1JR • Raffle Drawing* • Adjourn

  3. Secretary’s Report Brian Szewczyk, NJ1F, Secretary

  4. February 7, 2015 Meeting Minutes Tony K1KP called the February 7th General Meeting, of the Yankee Clipper Contest club to order at 1:00 and announced that in the interest of giving the maximum amount of time to our guest speaker that we would not be doing the usual roll call of members. Brian NJ1F gave the secretary’s report and Chet N8RA gave the treasurers report. Paul K1XM made a motion to accept the reports, which was seconded by Lenny KB1W. Tony K1KP asked if there was any unfinished business, there was no unfinished business. Tony K1KP announced that the only Contest University will be held at the ARRL Headquarters on February 10th Tony K1KP announced that there will be a local meeting of NYC-LI YCCC members on February 17th in Bethpage NY. Tony K1KP announced that tickets for the Yankee Clipper Contest Club Youth Scholarship Raffle for a K3 are forsale at the meeting, see Chet N8RA. Tony K1KP introduced the guest speaker Brooke Allan N2BA who gave an interactive presentation on using “Gamification” techniques to generate interest in contesting and Ham Radio in general. Tony K1KP announced a 15 minute break for purchasing tickets and socialize

  5. February 7, 2015 Meeting Minutes Continued After the break Tony asked if there was any one present who wanted to become a member of the YCCC. Raymond NM2O and Bill N1UZ were welcomed aboard. Tony K1KP turned the meeting back over to Brooke N2BA to continue his presentation. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by KM1P and Seconded by K1XM. Meeting adjourned at 4:30 Submitted Brian Szewczyk NJ1F YCCC Secretary

  6. Did you in the past year • Get a New Call? • Move to a New QTH? • Change Email address? • Please send an email at Secretary@YCCC.org with updated information

  7. YCCC Treasurer’s ReportSturbridge, MA Apr 12, 2015 Chet, N8RA, Treasurer

  8. Treasury: Feb 1 thru Mar 31, 2015 Treasury balance $9741 (Mar 31) $ 9,118 (Jan 31) Sponsored contest awards $405 Feb meeting $313 Newsletter postage $49 FARA hamfest expo $20 Website domain renewal $12 Bank fees $2 TOTAL EXPENSES $802 Dues paid $1425 TOTAL INCOME $1425

  9. This Period’s Sponsored Plaques New England QSO Party • New England Club • New England Single Op • DX Single Operator • USA Single Operator CQ World-Wide WPX Contest • Single-op USA 7 MHz SSB ARRL International DX Contest • Asian M-S high CW • Asian M-S high PH

  10. Scholarship Raffle K3-100 kit SCHOLARSHIP Balance Feb 1: $1075 Ticket sales at Feb meeting: $550 Donations this period $5 Balance Apr 1: $1630 $25/ticket 68 tickets to go

  11. Vote to Approve Reports

  12. Unfinished Business - None New Business?

  13. Announcements

  14. YCCC Presentation & Local Meeting, NEAR-Fest XVII, May 1, 2015, 1:30pm, Entertainment Building Announcements

  15. Score Update ARRL DX 2015 Alec W2JU, YCCC Scorekeeper

  16. “It will probably be one of the closest contests in quite a long time. And that means even a small score can make a difference! We truly need everyone who can to get on the air and make as many points for the club as possible. The winning margin could come down to less than a moderate single op score.”

  17. “It will probably be one of the closest contests in quite a long time. And that means even a small score can make a difference! We truly need everyone who can to get on the air and make as many points for the club as possible. The winning margin could come down to less than a moderate single op score.” - Tony, K1KP

  18. “It will probably be one of the closest contests in quite a long time. And that means even a small score can make a difference! We truly need everyone who can to get on the air and make as many points for the club as possible. The winning margin could come down to less than a moderate single op score.” - Tony, K1KP March 6, 2015

  19. CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2013 174,247,893 139,095,801

  20. CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2013 25% 174,247,893 139,095,801

  21. CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2013 25% 174,247,893 +9% 139,095,801 +8%

  22. CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2014 196,015,258 146,361,486 2013 174,247,893 139,095,801

  23. CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2014 34% 196,015,258 146,361,486 2013 174,247,893 139,095,801

  24. CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2014 34% 196,015,258 146,361,486 2013 25% 174,247,893 139,095,801

  25. 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%

  26. CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2015 177,683,850 169,892,802 2014 196,015,258 146,361,486 2013 174,247,893 139,095,801

  27. CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2015 5% 177,683,850 169,892,802 2014 196,015,258 146,361,486 2013 174,247,893 139,095,801

  28. CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2015 5% 177,683,850 169,892,802 2014 34% 196,015,258 146,361,486 2013 25% 174,247,893 139,095,801

  29. CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2015 5% 177,683,850 -9% 169,892,802 +16% 2014 34% 196,015,258 146,361,486 2013 25% 174,247,893 139,095,801

  30. CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2015 5% 177,683,850 -9% 169,892,802 +16% 2014 34% 196,015,258 +12% 146,361,486 +5% 2013 25% 174,247,893 +9% 139,095,801 +8%

  31. SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2013 116,142,184 113,541,045

  32. SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2013 +2% 116,142,184 113,541,045

  33. SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2013 +2% 116,142,184 +23% 113,541,045 +20%

  34. SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2014 115,127,513 138,387,284 2013 116,142,184 113,541,045

  35. SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2014 -17%115,127,513 138,387,284 2013 116,142,184 113,541,045

  36. SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2014 -17%115,127,513 138,387,284 2013 +2% 116,142,184 113,541,045

  37. 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%

  38. SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2015 123,635,601 131,603,511 2014 115,127,513 138,387,284 2013 116,142,184 113,541,045

  39. SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2015 -6% 123,635,601 131,603,511 2014 115,127,513 138,387,284 2013 116,142,184 113,541,045

  40. SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2015 -6% 123,635,601 131,603,511 2014 -17%115,127,513 138,387,284 2013 +2% 116,142,184 113,541,045

  41. SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2015 -6% 123,635,601 +7% 131,603,511 -5% 2014 -17%115,127,513 138,387,284 2013 +2% 116,142,184 113,541,045

  42. SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC 2015 -6% 123,635,601 +7% 131,603,511 -5% 2014 -17%115,127,513 -1% 138,387,284 +22% 2013 +2% 116,142,184 +23% 113,541,045 +20%

  43. 2015 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 177,683,850 169,892,802

  44. 2015 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 177,683,850 169,892,802 SSB 123,635,601 131,603,511

  45. 2015 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 177,683,850 169,892,802 SSB 123,635,601 131,603,511 TOTAL 301,319,451 301,496,313

  46. 2015 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 177,683,850 169,892,802 SSB 123,635,601 131,603,511 TOTAL 301,319,451 301,496,313 2015 MARGIN:

  47. 2015 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 177,683,850 169,892,802 SSB 123,635,601 131,603,511 TOTAL 301,319,451 301,496,313 2015 MARGIN: 176,862 points!

  48. 2015 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 177,683,850 169,892,802 SSB 123,635,601 131,603,511 TOTAL 301,319,451 301,496,313 2015 MARGIN: 176,862 points! (And now we know what Tony considers a moderate single op score.)

  49. “It will probably be one of the closest contests in quite a long time. And that means even a small score can make a difference! We truly need everyone who can to get on the air and make as many points for the club as possible. The winning margin could come down to less than a moderate single op score.” - Tony, K1KP YCCC Prognosticator in Chief

  50. 2015 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 177,683,850 169,892,802 SSB 123,635,601 131,603,511 TOTAL 301,319,451 301,496,313 2015 MARGIN: -0.06%

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