Please post your results here by replying/responding/commenting to this posting so that your result will be included in the CTRI Champions Competition Leaderboard.
Thanks…
Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard
Please post your results here by replying/responding/commenting to this posting so that your result will be included in the CTRI Champions Competition Leaderboard.
Thanks…
Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard
Contest starts at 5:00PM local time until 2200Z Sunday. Work everybody. Exchange is US states and Canadian provinces and zones for DX. I’ve got my QRN level down to S5/6 from 10db over S9 just a few minutes ago after my horse farm trip so I’m ready to go. Hope to work you!
73, John W1AN
Gentlemen,
The 2016 CTRI Meeting Schedule:
March 12 1000-1230 North Kingstown Free Library, Lower Level Conf Rm (TEN people MAX)
April 9 1000-1300 NK Library, Upper Conf Rm
May 14 1000-1300 NK Library, Upper Conf Rm
June 18 1000-1300 NK Library, Upper Conf Rm
73 James K1SD
[LISTSERVE, NEWS, FRONT PAGE]Halleluyah! There are new photos on the website masthead. Looks great! I presume we have John, W1AN to thank…unless it’s by remote control de OK. Also, I was able to post without entering my password. Think that’s different…hopefully a sign that access to the website is easier to locate for recruitment of new members. Speaking of which: anybody know AA1AC in Newport? Worked him on CW this past weekend on 80M in the contest. One more thing on the masthead…suppose we need to graphically change the club call-sign to KE1S. Also, if John is willing, how about a big time ARRL DX Phone Contest multi-2 effort by a large contingent of club members? Out. — John, W1XX
The ARRL International DX CW Contest is now in the can. Please post your results here for inclusion in the CTRI Champions Competition by replying to this posting.
73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard
The ARRL CW DX contest is this weekend. Get your stations ready. I will be activating the W1DX call here at my QTH. Hope to see all get some time in the chair! Please post your plans here.
73, John W1AN
Please post your results here for this contest for inclusion in the 2015-2016 CTRI Champions Competition. Thanks!
73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard
Don’t forget the WPX RTTY contest. Conditions should be favorable. I’ll have the stations setup for a M2 this weekend and there will be plenty of chair time available. Permission has been granted for us here to use the NW1E call. And don’t forget that the clubs new call KE1S may be available. As far as I know it has not yet been reserved for use this weekend! Get on the air and make some noise!
73, John W1AN
Just got my January CQ mag where the results for the 2015 CQWW VHF Contest were posted.
John W1XX (3rd ) and John W1AN (2nd) for USA all band standings!
Congrats to both for a great showing!!
Jim KS1J
Hi Jim,
The only thing in the League’s newly adopted Strategic Plan that might remotely pertain to the Youth Initiative is the 1st goal:
Except for this broad goal, the League doesn’t seem to be addressing targeting Youth.
73 James K1SD
ARRL Board Adopts New Strategic Plan
The ARRL Board of Directors has adopted an updated Strategic Plan that defines the League’s vision and guides its direction over the next 5 years. ARRL COO Harold Kramer, WJ1B, a member of the Strategic Planning Working Group, said the revised plan represents more than 8 months of work on the part of the group’s seven members. Now-Honorary ARRL Vice President Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF, chaired the panel, which met some 2 dozen times, mostly via webinar. Kramer said input to the Strategic Plan was considerable and comprehensive.
The ARRL Board of Directors adopted a new Strategic Plan when it met for its Annual Meeting in mid-January. [Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, photo] |
"It will let the members know what to expect from their association," he said. Kramer stressed that the updated plan "was not developed in a vacuum" but includes survey input from ARRL members, the Board of Directors, the Field Organization, advertisers, Headquarters staff, and similar strategic plans. "We really tried to take into account what all of these different constituencies thought were the main issues, concerns, and direction of the League for the future," he added.
When it adopted the Strategic Plan at its Annual Meeting in mid-January, the Board said in its resolution, "Further, the ARRL Board recognizes the Strategic Plan presented is the beginning of a more formal process for the ARRL and requires establishing priorities, resources, monitoring, review and modification and/or addition of goals, initiatives, and tactics supporting the Strategic Plan as future conditions and the environment change."
Kramer said the Strategic Plan’s mission statement — To advance the art, science, and enjoyment of Amateur Radio — describes "what we are supposed to do as an association," while its vision statement spells out "what we want to be."
The meat of the plan is its six strategic goals, each of which includes a list of initiatives to further differentiate those goals. The goals are:
"Tactics will be developed to define what must be done to support the goals and initiatives, as well as to prioritize activities and programs for development," Fenstermaker explained. "ARRL management is responsible for implementing and managing the process with the Board of Directors’ oversight."
As the Strategic Plan states in its Preamble, "This plan is a starting point to assure that ARRL continues its leading role in the Amateur Radio community."
Hi Jim,
This looks like a significant effort underway by our fellow New Englanders to target the same population that you’re after.
Maybe there could be some synergy among the area clubs. YCCC, Blackstone Valley, Newport County, Providence, and the League.
73 James K1SD
Jim,
Here is just a small part of what YCCC is doing for Youth encouragement.
73 James K1SD
FYI
A little more background on todays discussion.
Here is my original email to Bob on the subject. (I replied to the wrong email and subsequently sent it direct to him).
Note this was in response to the following email Bob had sent to his list of RI hams. (So you CT guys didn’t get it). It was *not* a Division meeting but a prep meeting for the semi-annual Board of Directors meeting.
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I am planning to attend the New England Cabinet meeting in Springfield on
January 9th. Our Director, Tom K1KI typically holds an all-day meeting a
week before the regular semi-annual ARRL Board of Directors meeting. Tom
invites all New England Section Managers and ARRL affiliated club Presidents
in addition to other division leaders. At the Cabinet meeting, participants
may bring up timely topics to discuss and possibly move K1KI to bring them
to the Board’s attention. Do you have issues that you would like me to bring
to the meeting? Please e mail your suggestions and questions to me at
w1yrc ASAP.
I promised you a short Activity Report this month and I intend to keep my
promise. Sincere wishes from your ARRL staff workers for a wonderful
Christmas and happy, healthy and DX filled New Year. Thank you for your
support this year. I’m hoping for more of it in 2016. See you next year….
73,
We’ve “only” gotten 5 – 6″ in East Greenwich, but it’s still snowing, albeit lightly. The worst should be over around here. They’ve been plowing my street regularly and it is reasonably passable; driveway’s not though. The snow is “supposed” to be less further south of here. I’ll wait to see if I can get out in the morning.
If we want to cancel, so be it. It will be tough to reschedule though since we are booked with Championship Contests every Saturday until our next scheduled meeting at the NK Library on March 12.
73 James K1SD
I don’t know how you all are making out. It’s still snowing here in Salem, CT. I have already surpassed 12 inches. At this point, I am less than optimistic that I will get out of the driveway in time for the meeting on Saturday morning. As long as I have power, I will be able to communicate via the internet!
More to follow. Mike, K1DM