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

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. February Meeting Minutes February Meeting Minutes were published in the Butt

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Vote to Approve Reports

10. Unfinished Business - None New Business?

11. Announcements

12. 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!

13. 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.

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

15. WRTC 2014 Update Randy Thompson, K5ZD

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

17. Election of Officers Chet Slabinski, N8RA

18. 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

19. Break – Buy Your Raffle Tickets!!! 20 minutes

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

21. Score Update ARRL DX 2014 Alec W2JU, YCCC Scorekeeper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30. 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

31. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

41. 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

42. 2014 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW196,015,258146,361,486 SSB115,127,513138,387,284 TOTAL311,142,771284,748,770

43. 2014 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW196,015,258146,361,486 SSB115,127,513138,387,284 TOTAL311,142,771284,748,770 2014 MARGIN: 9.3%

44. 2014 CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW196,015,258146,361,486 SSB115,127,513138,387,284 TOTAL311,142,771284,748,770 2014 MARGIN: 9.3% 2013 MARGIN: 14.9%

45. LOGS YCCC FRC CW 2012 103 72 SSB 2012 98 78

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

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

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

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

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

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

52. THANKS!

53. How to be a Better Single Operator Randy Thompson, K5ZD

54. Scholarship Raffle (?) Chet Slabinski, N8RA

55. Field Day from a Sailboat Chet Slabinski, N8RA

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

57. Antennas. But where?

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

59. 40M Antenna here N.G. Hamsticks backup

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

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

63. Superimpose zone 2 packing list Packing

64. Site and Schedule

65. Thursday night Predicted bad weather called for a change of schedule

68. 20-15

69. 40M

74. 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

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