1. Yankee Clipper Contest Club Fourth Annual Holiday Lunch & Yankee Swap December 7, 2014 12:30 to 4:30PM Auburn Elk’s Hall Auburn, MA

2. 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

3. Secretary’s Report Brian Szewczyk, NJ1F, Secretary

4. Meeting Minutes Read the Minutes of the October meeting

5. 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

6. Treasurer’s Report From : October 1, 2014 To : November 30, 2014 Chet Slabinski, N8RA, Treasurer

7. Treasury: Oct 1 thru Nov 30, 2014 $9234 (Nov 30) Dues paid$1130 Other income (badges) $ 135 TOTAL INCOME $1265 Govt and legal fees $ 15 Meeting room rental $200 TOTAL EXPENSES $215 $ 8184 (Sept 30) Treasury balance

8. Next Scholarship Raffle SCHOLARSHIP K3-100 kit Tickets: again only $25 each!

9. Vote to Approve Reports

10. Unfinished Business - None New Business?

11. Announcements

12. Winter Contest University New YCCC.ORG feature W1QSL Buro - KV1J

13. QSL Bureau Update Eric, KV1J, Co-Manager

14. 2014 Review Projected 182,000 cards W1AW/x cards D and U Sorters retired after 36 years B sorter will take on the D letter Have cards and/or status for YCCC D and U calls today Looking for new sorters for B and U WRTC Bureau cards Email changes See Eric, KV1J, to fund your account

15. Score Update CQWW 2014 Alec W2JU, YCCC Scorekeeper

16. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

17. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789 2012: YCCC ahead by 13%

18. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789 2012: YCCC ahead by 13% 1 point better than 2011

19. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB 2013 229,697,399 206,985,557 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789 2013: YCCC ahead by 11%

20. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB 2013 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

21. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB225,858,992 212,430,841 2013 229,697,399 206,985,557 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

22. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB225,858,992 -2% 212,430,841 3% 2013 229,697,399 206,985,557 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789

23. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB225,858,992 -2% 212,430,841 3% 2013 229,697,399 206,985,557 2012 225,872,375 199,919,789 2014: YCCC ahead by 6%

24. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB225,858,992 -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

25. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB225,858,992 -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

26. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

27. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 2012 278,523,441 214,345,443 2012: YCCC ahead by 30%

28. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 2012 278,523,441 214,345,443 2012: YCCC ahead by 30% 5 points better than 2011

29. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 2013 327,818,890 233,695,242 2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

30. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 2013 327,818,890 18% 233,695,242 9% 2012 278,523,441 214,345,443 2013: YCCC ahead by 40%

31. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW 2013 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

32. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW329,516,302 267,800,077 2013 327,818,890 233,695,242 2012 278,523,441 214,345,443

33. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW329,516,302 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%

34. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW329,516,302 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

35. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC CW329,516,302 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

36. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB225,858,992 212,430,841 CW329,516,302 267,800,077 TOTAL 555,375,294480,230,918

37. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB225,858,992 212,430,841 CW329,516,302 267,800,077 TOTAL 555,375,294480,230,918 YCCC ahead by 16%

38. CLAIMED SCORES YCCC FRC SSB225,858,992 212,430,841 CW329,516,302 267,800,077 TOTAL 555,375,294480,230,918 YCCC ahead by 16% 11 points worse than 2013

39. LOGS YCCC FRC SSB 136 95 CW 123 90

40. LOGS YCCC FRC SSB 136 (+1) 95 (+11) CW 123 (-18) 90 (-6)

41. LOGS/OPS YCCC FRC SSB 136/176 95/134 CW 123/149 90/119

42. LOGS/OPS YCCC FRC SSB 136/176 (-8) 95/134 (+8) CW 123/149 (-25) 90/119 (+2)

43. YCCC has won 9 of last 12 CQWW Longest streak:4 Current streak:4

44. 2014: 10 of 13 and 5 for 5? YCCC FRC SSB225,858,992 212,430,841 CW329,516,302 267,800,077 TOTAL 555,375,294480,230,918

45. THANKS!

46. HK1NA Rich Assarabowski, K1CC

47. YCCC Scholarship Raffle Kickoff Tony Brock-Fisher, K1KP

48. 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.

49. Recent Recipients 2010 - Robert Giuliani, K1RJG 2011 - Forrest Gasdia, AB1LG 2012 - Matthew Williams, W1MAT 2013 – Sam Lapides, KB1TZJ 2014 - Marian Deacutis, KB1YLJ 2015 - ?

50. 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

51. How Cool would it be to Win?

52. Break – Buy Your Raffle Tickets!!! 15 minutes

53. New Members Application to Brian, NJ1F Dues to Chet, N8RA Introduce yourself Interests, Contest activity, Rig, Antennas Motion to Accept these new members?

54. 40 Meter Vertical with Elevated Radials Larry Banks, W1DYJ

55. Yankee Swap Brian Szewczyk

56. Yankee Swap Must bring a gift to participate.

57. Yankee Swap Must bring a gift to participate. Everyone picks a number from a hat.

58. Yankee Swap #1 chooses a wrapped gift & opens it.

59. 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.

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

61. Adjourn – Happy Holidays & GUD DX! See you at the February Meeting!! February 2015 Enfield, CT.