[SMCARA] Contest Club

[Tom Shelton]

Hi All,

If you are interested in contesting and want to join a contesting club please read – if not, skip this message...

The only requirement for membership is an amateur radio license (any class) and an active interest in contesting. It doesn't matter whether you have your own station, or how elaborate it is. It doesn't matter whether your interest is HF, or VHF, or you don't even know yet. 

Otherwise, the situation is pretty simple. You need to attend two meetings to become a member. There are no dues for PVRC, except by voluntary donation. Instead, we think your "dues" should be the submission of scores for the club in 2 (hopefully more) of the contests we enter as a club every year. If you can't operate from home, we'll be glad to help you line up an opportunity to operate, either as part of a team at a multi-operator station or as a "guest op" at a member's station. PVRC members help each other with antenna work, with technical issues, and with operating skill development. Learn how to contest with PVRC, and you'll have the satisfaction of watching your skills (and your scores) grow year by year.

Some people tend to think of PVRC as composed entirely of "big guns." Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the average PVRC member's station probably consists of a transceiver, a tribander, and wires for 40 and 80 meters, on a city lot. some of our members even operate in contests with indoor antennas and QRP power. 

We’ll be having a meeting of the Southern Maryland PVRC Chapter this evening (Tuesday, April 3) beginning at 6:30PM at the Charlotte Hall Library.  This will count as one of the two meetings you’ll need to attend – there is also an on-line application at: http://www.pvrc.org/memberapp.html which can be filled out at any time.  

Talk-in: N3NO Repeater (Prince Frederick). 145.350 (-), PL 156.7

Hope to see you there...

Tom Shelton, AB3IC

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