yankee clipper contest club fourth annual holiday lunch & yankee swap december 7, 2014 12:30 to...

Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Fourth Annual Holiday Lunch & Yankee Swap

December 7, 201412:30 to 4:30PMAuburn Elk’s Hall

Auburn, MA

Agenda•Buffet Lunch•Call to Order•Secretary's Report - NJ1F•Treasurer's Report -N8RA•Announcements •CQWW Scores - W2JU•HK1NA in CQWW SSB - K1CC•YCCC Scholarship – K1KP •Break/Buy Raffle Tickets!•New Members•40m Vertical - W1DYJ•Yankee Swap - NJ1F•Adjourn

Secretary’s Report

Brian Szewczyk, NJ1F, Secretary

Meeting Minutes

Read the Minutes of the October meeting 

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

Treasurer’s Report From : October 1, 2014 To : November 30, 2014

Chet Slabinski, N8RA, Treasurer

Treasury: Oct 1 thru Nov 30, 2014

$9234(Nov 30)

Dues paid $1130Other income (badges) $ 135

TOTAL INCOME $1265

Govt and legal fees $ 15Meeting room rental $200

TOTAL EXPENSES $215

$ 8184(Sept 30)

Treasury balance

Next Scholarship Raffle

SCHOLARSHIP

K3-100 kit

Tickets: again only $25 each!

Vote to Approve Reports

Unfinished Business - None

New Business?

Announcements

Announcements

Winter Contest University

New YCCC.ORG feature

W1QSL Buro - KV1J

QSL Bureau Update

Eric, KV1J, Co-Manager

2014 ReviewProjected 182,000 cardsW1AW/x cards

D and U Sorters retired after 36 yearsB sorter will take on the D letterHave cards and/or status for YCCC

D and U calls todayLooking for new sorters for B and U

WRTC Bureau cardsEmail changesSee Eric, KV1J, to fund your account

Score UpdateCQWW 2014

Alec W2JU, YCCC Scorekeeper

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB

2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB

2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

2012: YCCC ahead by 13%

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB

2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

2012: YCCC ahead by 13% 1 point better than 2011

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB2013 229,697,399 206,985,557 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

2013: YCCC ahead by 11%

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB2013 229,697,399 2% 206,985,557 4%

2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

2013: YCCC ahead by 11% 2 points worse than 2012

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB 225,858,992 212,430,841 2013 229,697,399 206,985,557 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB 225,858,992 -2% 212,430,841 3%

2013 229,697,399 206,985,557 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB 225,858,992 -2% 212,430,841 3%

2013 229,697,399 206,985,557 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

2014: YCCC ahead by 6%

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB 225,858,992 -2% 212,430,841 3%

2013 229,697,399 206,985,557 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

2014: YCCC ahead by 6% 5 points worse than 2013

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB 225,858,992 -2% 212,430,841 3%

2013 229,697,399 206,985,557 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

2014: YCCC ahead by 6% 5 points worse than 2013 7 points worse than 2012

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

CW

2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

CW

2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

2012: YCCC ahead by 30%

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

CW

2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

2012: YCCC ahead by 30% 5 points better than 2011

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

CW2013 327,818,890 233,695,242

2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

CW2013 327,818,890 18% 233,695,242 9%

2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

2013: YCCC ahead by 40%

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

CW2013 327,818,890 18% 233,695,242 9%

2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

2013: YCCC ahead by 40% 10 points better than 2012

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

CW 329,516,302 267,800,077

2013 327,818,890 233,695,242

2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

CW 329,516,302 1% 267,800,077 15%

2013 327,818,890 18% 233,695,242 9%

2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

2014: YCCC ahead by 23%

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

CW 329,516,302 1% 267,800,077 15%

2013 327,818,890 18% 233,695,242 9%

2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

2014: YCCC ahead by 23% 17 points worse than 2013

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

CW 329,516,302 1% 267,800,077 15%

2013 327,818,890 18% 233,695,242 9%

2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

2014: YCCC ahead by 23% 17 points worse than 2013 7 points worse than 2012

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB 225,858,992 212,430,841

CW 329,516,302 267,800,077

TOTAL 555,375,294 480,230,918

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB 225,858,992 212,430,841

CW 329,516,302 267,800,077

TOTAL 555,375,294 480,230,918

YCCC ahead by 16%

CLAIMED SCORES

YCCC FRC

SSB 225,858,992 212,430,841

CW 329,516,302 267,800,077

TOTAL 555,375,294 480,230,918

YCCC ahead by 16% 11 points worse than 2013

LOGS

YCCC FRC

SSB 136 95

CW 123 90

LOGS

YCCC FRC

SSB 136 (+1) 95 (+11)

CW 123 (-18) 90 (-6)

LOGS/OPS

YCCC FRC

SSB 136/176 95/134

CW 123/149 90/119

LOGS/OPS

YCCC FRC

SSB 136/176 (-8) 95/134 (+8)

CW 123/149 (-25) 90/119 (+2)

YCCC has won 9 of last 12 CQWW

Longest streak: 4

Current streak: 4

2014: 10 of 13 and 5 for 5?

YCCC FRC

SSB 225,858,992 212,430,841

CW 329,516,302 267,800,077

TOTAL 555,375,294 480,230,918

THANKS!

HK1NA

Rich Assarabowski, K1CC

YCCC Scholarship Raffle Kickoff

Tony Brock-Fisher, K1KP

YCCC Scholarship Raffle 2014

As an ARRL affiliated club, YCCC supports the ARRL Youth Scholarship program

YCCC raises funds for the program with a raffle – completely separate from YCCC budget, dues, etc.

Chet, N8RA will be selling tickets during the Breaks.

Recent Recipients

2010 - Robert Giuliani, K1RJG

2011 - Forrest Gasdia, AB1LG

2012 - Matthew Williams, W1MAT

2013 – Sam Lapides, KB1TZJ

2014 - Marian Deacutis, KB1YLJ

2015 - ?

Raffle Details

Prize: Elecraft K3/100 Kit !

Street value $2150 !

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

How Cool would it be to Win?

Break – Buy Your Raffle Tickets!!!

15 minutes

New Members

• Application to Brian, NJ1F• Dues to Chet, N8RA• Introduce yourself

– Interests, Contest activity, Rig, Antennas

Motion to Accept these new members?

40 Meter Vertical with Elevated Radials

Larry Banks, W1DYJ

Yankee Swap

Brian Szewczyk

Yankee Swap

• Must bring a gift to participate.

Yankee Swap

• Must bring a gift to participate.• Everyone picks a number from a hat.

Yankee Swap

• #1 chooses a wrapped gift & opens it.

Yankee Swap

• Next number can choose either a wrapped gift, or 'steal' a gift from one that is already opened.

• If they 'steal' a gift, the 'victim' gets to choose a wrapped gift & opens it.

• Continue taking turns until all gifts are opened.

Yankee Swap

• When all the gifts are opened, # 1 has a chance to 'steal' one last gift – trading their gift to the 'victim'.

Adjourn – Happy Holidays & GUD

DX!See you at the February Meeting!!

February 2015

Enfield, CT.