[HCRA] NEQP motivation

Fri May 4 15:16:01 EDT 2018

This e-mail string is ridiculous and annoying.  As a member it is a waste of time each time my mail alert comes in.  The rules were set so live with them.  

If it so upsetting about not getting the HCRA plaque then perhaps we can do as suggested what they do in schools by having coloring books and support animals at the meeting tonight for those who might not be able to win the HCRA award.

Lets just get people on the air and stop bickering like children.

Steve Ross
N1IBS

Sent from my phone. Please forgive my thumbs for any spelling errors.

On Friday, May 4, 2018 Chris via HCRA <hcra at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
______________________________________________ -------Hampden County Radio Association------- -----------e-mail list (reflector)------------- ______________________________________________ Juergen, I knew who all the board members were when I wrote my post.  I still think you guys made the wrong decision. Why don't you guys give an award to everybody who participates?  Kind of what they do in schools nowadays.  That way nobody will complain when they don't win a plaque. 73, Chris  NU1O nu1oscar at aol.com 

-----Original Message----- From: Juergen Malner <jumalner at gmail.com> To: Jeffrey Bail - NT1K <nt1k at nt1k.com> Cc: Chris <nu1oscar at aol.com>; hcra <hcra at mailman.qth.net> Sent: Fri, May 4, 2018 1:02 pm Subject: Re: [HCRA] NEQP motivation Chris, I am on the board as well. Juergen, NV1Q On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 12:36 PM, Jeffrey Bail - NT1K <nt1k at nt1k.com> wrote: ______________________________________________ -------Hampden County Radio Association------- -----------e-mail list (reflector)------------- ______________________________________________ It's not the Hampden County QSO Party. It's the New England QSO party. HCRA is just sponsoring an award to encourage operators in Hampden County to get on the air in a contest with many awards. They are not changing any rules in NEQP. If HCRA members are being discouraged from operating because they can't compete with someone running full legal limit then I think it should be changed to SOLP. The members are paying for the plaque after all. Going SOLP will hopefully encourage more members and operators in the county to participate. BOD doesnt have to participate to make that decision. They are hopefully trying to do what's best for the club If you want that Hampden County plaque so bad, I think you can turn off the amp for one weekend. If not, use the amp and go after the many other plaques that could me won. If it's a big issue for you, pay your dues and voice your concern to the board. -Jeff NT1K On Fri, May 4, 2018, 10:55 AM Chris via HCRA <hcra at mailman.qth.net> wrote: > ______________________________________________ > -------Hampden County Radio Association------- > -----------e-mail list (reflector)------------- > ______________________________________________ > I'm not suggesting a mandate for all.  But if a group of directors are > going to change the rules for everybody they should at least participate in > the contest (even if for a few hours) and submit a score. > > It doesn't seem right when not a single Board member is partaking in the > contest yet they feel the need to make a drastic rule change. > > > 73, > > Chris  NU1O > nu1oscar at aol.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Dove <alan.dove at gmail.com> > To: Chris <nu1oscar at aol.com> > Cc: hcra <hcra at mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Fri, May 4, 2018 10:58 am > Subject: Re: [HCRA] NEQP motivation > > > Hey, folks: > > I like to set an achievable but challenging goal for myself when I enter a > contest. In 2016 I focused on beating the top HMDMA score from the previous > year. I managed to do that with 100W despite horrific band conditions, and > felt pretty proud of that. When the results finally came out, I found I was > second in the county to someone who ran 10x the power. That left me feeling > a bit tilted, as the gamers say. While that wasn’t the only reason I didn’t > enter in 2017, it was certainly a contributor. > > On the second suggestion, I hate the idea of mandating participation in a > contest. This is supposed to be fun, remember? > > —Alan (AB1XW) > > Alan Dove, Ph.D. > 917.273.0544 > Skype: alandove > alan.dove at gmail.com > > > > I think it was an unwise decision to change the rules so the winner of > Hampden County is in the low power category. That means > > if I want to qualify for a plaque I'm at a disadvantage vis-a-vis all > the leading scores in New England. > > > > Last year only four stations from Hampden saw fit to submit their logs > for the NEQP. As a matter of fact, I accounted for 95% of the points in > Hampden County for 2017's NEQP. The problem is not an uneven playing field. > The problem in Hampden County with regard to the NEQP is apathy and lack of > participation. Let me also add that not one HCRA board member submitted a > log last year. So, I don't think it's fair to say the board is speaking for > the hams of Hampden County since none took the time to participate in the > NEQP. > > > > Perhaps there should be a requirement that an HCRA board member must > participate in the NEQP and submit a log? > > > > 73, > > > > Chris > > nu1oscar at aol.com > ______________________________________________________________ > HCRA mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcra > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:HCRA at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ HCRA mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcra Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:HCRA at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ HCRA mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcra Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:HCRA at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html