Minutes for the Tennessee Contest Group meeting held April 5, 1997


** Roll Call **

K4AMC    Jim       Madison
KQ4HC    Jeff      Ringgold, GA
K4RO     Kirk      Pegram
K4UU     Gary      Bowling Green, KY
K0EJ     Mark      Hendersonville
NN4T     Steve     Murfreesboro
W4KH     Jack      Brentwood
W4NI     Russ      Inglewood
WD4K     Tommy     Hendersonville
WO4O     Ric       Ridgetop
W9WI     Doug      Pleasant View

         (Another fine turnout.  Welcome W4KH and W4NI !)


** Club Callsign **

The application for a TCG club callsign was mailed to the FCC on
March 15.  Nothing has shown up on the databases yet.


** Logo Design **

It looks like we may have the basics of a logo design for TCG.
Here is a crude ASCII design.  Any artists/paintbrush wizards out
there want to take a stab at it, and come up with a Real Nice Logo?

+-------------------------------------+
|                                     |
|        /      /       /             |
|       /      /       /              |
|      ++++++++++++++++               |
|     /      /|T|    /                |
|    /      / |T|   /                 |
|             |T|    CCCCCC  GGGGGG   |
|             |T|    C       G        |
|             |T|    C       G   GG   |
|             |T|    CCCCCC  GGGGGG   |
|                                     |
|      Tennessee Contest Group        |
|                                     |
+-------------------------------------+


** TCG Fact Sheet **

Ric Wo4o put together a TCG Fact Sheet which can be handed out at
hamfests, etc.  This is a good tool for letting people know who we
are and what we are about.  Let Ric know if you would like to see a
copy of it, or perhaps he will post it to the TCG reflector.


** Nashville ARC Hamfest **

TCG will try to get a table at the Nashville ARC hamfest scheduled
for Saturday May 31.  TCGers are encouraged to help man the table,
maybe spread the word a little about contesting, and have some fun.


** June 7 Meeting at KQ4HC **

Jeff has graciously offered to host a TCG meeting at his home on
Saturday June 7.  A spaghetti "dinner" (isn't that what y'all call
lunch here in "4" land?) is on the agenda as well!  He'll need to
have a good idea how many are planning to attend.  Decide if you
want to go, and let Jeff know early.  We'll form a carpool of some
sort, deciding on how many are going to make it.  It's about a two
and a half hour drive from Nashville.  Jeff (and Clarence) have made
the trek west many times, and here is an opportunity for us to visit
one of our eastern TN contest brethren.


** August Family/Pool Day at NN4T **

Steve offered to host a TCG meeting/family day event at his fine QTH.
Hang by the pool, marvel at his antenna systems, talk contesting &
DXing and visit with our families.  Some of us single guys might
even show up too.  :-)  Tentative date is Aug 8 or 9.  Will firm
up the date as time draws closer.


** Dayton Contest Banquet **

I you want to join the TCGers at the Dayton Contest Banquet, don't
forget to order your banquet tickets now.  This is a good time, and
you might even get to sit next to someone who thinks they're famous
(or someone who really is!)  :-)


** Next Meeting **

We forgot to discuss it, but I believe the next TCG meeting will
be at Dayton.  I guess we'll decide here (on the reflector) and post
the date & time.  Probably just meet in Hara arena Fri or Sat May
16 or 17.  What do you folks think?


Good to see everyone at the meeting.

73 and see you in the contests.

-Kirk  K4RO    -- Tennessee Contest Group --

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