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

Any plans for a Multi-Op at W1AN’s this weekend? I know we talked about it at the last meeting.

I can support. Who’s with me?

73 Mike
KB1RFJ

Please post your results for this contest here to be included in the CTRI Champions Competition. Conditions were pretty awful here but I did manage to work a few.

73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the CTRI Champions Leaderboard

The CTRI Champions Competition Leaderboard is now available with reported results through the ARRL DX Phone contest. Don’t forget that we are using a handicapping system and show both the Raw Score as well as the handicapped score. To learn more about the handicapping, see this posting on the club website…

http://ctri.club/2014/09/07/a-proposal-for-handicapping-scores-in-the-ctri-champions-competition/

You may view or download the new leaderboard spreadsheet by clicking on the link below. It is a Microsoft Excel 97-2003 format spreadsheet.

2015-2106-CTRI-Champions-Leaderboard-20160310

73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard

Gentlemen,

A suggested agenda item for discussion and action: Plaque Sponsorship

I’ve had some correspondence with Bart W9JJ ARRL Contest Branch Manager. He’s provided me with a fairly comprehensive list of currently un-sponsored plaques for 2016 ARRL RTTY and 2016 ARRL DX (CW and SSB). Of the categories that are available:

– 2016 ARRL RTTY. I recommend we sponsor the plaque for NE Division Single Operator High Power. Second choice would be NE Division Multioperator Low Power.

– 2016 ARRL DX. I recommend North America Single Operator High Power Phone. Second choice North America Multi-multi Phone. Third: NA SO LP CW.

I’ve some data on 2016 SS but not enough to make a recommendation.

73 James K1SD

p.s. Bart W9JJ sends his best personal regards to Johns XX and AN.

Please post your results for this contest here by commenting/replying to this posting.

A late postscript….. I plan to have the updated Leaderboard posted before the meeting on Saturday, so please post your results here by Friday evening. Thanks…

73,
Ken K3IU
Keeper of the CTRI Champions Leaderboard

It has been a busy season, but another activity fast  approaching is the ARRL DX phone contest. This is the one where all the DX wants to work you! I plan on opening up the station here with the possibility of a Multi-2. In any event please post your plans here and get on the air! Make some point for the club and add to your DXCC totals.

73, John W1AN

I am preparing the agenda for the upcoming meeting.  If you have items you would like to include, please send them to me via e-mail, or post them as comments to this post.  I will collect everything into one post so it’s there for all to see.

Mike, K1DM, President.

Here’s a cut at the agenda items I’ve come up with:

Agenda for 12 March 2016 CTRI Meeting

Reports:       Minutes (Notes by KS1J – thanks, Jim)
                        Treasury
                         Contest

Old Business:     National Parks On the Air Update
                                 Plaques sponsorship report (What has been added this month?)
                                 Youth involvement in Amateur Radio – letter to ARRL
                                 Resolution of the club at its termination

New Business:    Field Day 2016 – if we’re gonna do it, let’s make it official
                                  Letter of thanks to W1PN for his years of service
                                  Annual report for 501(c) 3

There was some question as to whether the club incorporation had been completed.  W1AN found a link that verified that the club is now incorporated.  We will have to make some changes to that document now that Ed moved west.

We also need to modify trustee for KE1S.

This looks like enough to keep the meeting going to well past dark!

Mike, K1DM

Gentlemen,

I’ve been thinking about the CTRI Plaque Sponsorship effort. At one point, I believe we said we should consider sponsoring a plaque(s) in Memory of Chris Seeber KA1GEU (SK).

I thought I would get started on just one for now. If we like it: OK. If not, we don’t do it again.

Anyone know Chris’ favorite mode or contest? Any suggestions?

73 James K1SD

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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

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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