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

Agenda Call to Order Introductions – Name, Call, QTH Secretary's Report - N8RA Treasurer's Report -N8RA Announcements WRTC Update – K5ZD Design of 2 Operator Station – AB1OC & AB1QB Election of Officers Break/Buy Raffle Tickets! New Members Scores Update – W2JU How to be a Better Single Op - K5ZD Scholarship Raffle – N8RA Field Day from a Sailboat - N8RA Adjourn

Secretary’s Report Brian Szewczyk, NJ1F, Secretary

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

February Meeting Minutes February Meeting Minutes were published in the Butt

YCCC Treasurer’s Report Sturbridge MA Apr 5, 2014 Chet, N8RA, Treasurer

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

Scholarship Raffle Jan 31 Fund balance: $925 Raffle sales at Feb meeting $425 Raffle sales at local area events $425 Balance Apr 1: $1775 SCHOLARSHIP K3-100 kit

Vote to Approve Reports

Unfinished Business - None New Business?

Announcements

YCCC WRTC2014 Volunteer Tee Shirt YCCC members who volunteer to support WRTC2014 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, W1HIS MIT Professor Chuck Counselman, W1HIS, will give a presentation on HF Propagation on May 7th, at 7pm, 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, K5ZD

Design & Construction of a Two Operator Station for Contesting & DXing Fred & Anita Kemmerer, AB1OC & AB1QB

Election of Officers Chet Slabinski, N8RA

Raffle Details Prize: Elecraft K3/100 Kit ! 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) Add K3 photo

Break – Buy Your Raffle Tickets!!! 20 minutes

New Members Application & Dues to Chet, N8RA Introduce yourself Interests, Contest activity, Rig, Antennas Motion to Accept these new members?

Score Update ARRL DX 2014 Alec W2JU, YCCC Scorekeeper

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC ,734, ,973,767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC % 159,734, ,973,767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC ,247, ,095, ,734, ,973,767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC ,247,893 +9% 139,095,801 +8% ,734, ,973,767

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

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC ,015, ,361, ,247, ,095, ,734, ,973,767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC ,015, % 146,361,486 +5% ,247, ,095, ,734, ,973,767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC ,015, % 146,361,486 +5% ,247,893 +9% 139,095,801 +8% ,734, ,973,767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC % 196,015, % 146,361,486 +5% ,247,893 +9% 139,095,801 +8% ,734, ,973,767

CW CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC % 196,015, % 146,361,486 +5% % 174,247,893 +9% 139,095,801 +8% % 159,734, ,973,767

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

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

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC ,142, ,541, ,391,158 94,653,863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC ,142, % 113,541, % ,391,158 94,653,863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC % 116,142, % 113,541, % ,391,158 94,653,863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC % 116,142, % 113,541, % % 94,391,158 94,653,863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC ,127, ,387, ,142, ,541, ,391,158 94,653,863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC ,127,513 -1% 138,387, % ,142, ,541, ,391,158 94,653,863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC % 115,127,513 -1% 138,387, % ,142, ,541, ,391,158 94,653,863

SSB CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC % 115,127,513 -1% 138,387, % % 116,142, % 113,541, % ,391,158 94,653,863

2014 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW196,015,258146,361,486 SSB115,127,513138,387,284 TOTAL311,142,771284,748,770

2014 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW196,015,258146,361,486 SSB115,127,513138,387,284 TOTAL311,142,771284,748, MARGIN: 9.3%

2014 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW196,015,258146,361,486 SSB115,127,513138,387,284 TOTAL311,142,771284,748, MARGIN: 9.3% 2013 MARGIN: 14.9%

LOGS YCCC FRC CW SSB

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CQWW 2013 (CLAIMED) YCCC FRC SSB229,697,399206,985,557 CW327,818,890233,695,242 TOTAL 557,516,289440,680,799

THANKS!

How to be a Better Single Operator Randy Thompson, K5ZD

Scholarship Raffle (?) Chet Slabinski, N8RA

Field Day from a Sailboat Chet Slabinski, N8RA

Field Day- marine mobile N8RA & KD1EU’s Excellent Adventure

Antennas. But where?

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

40M Antenna here N.G. Hamsticks backup

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

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

Superimpose zone 2 packing list Packing

Site and Schedule

Thursday night Predicted bad weather called for a change of schedule

20-15

40M

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, or... ARRL Centennial Convention Saturday, July 19, pm