[Elecraft] Contest anyone ?

Fri Feb 1 10:21:00 2002

Looks like I'm one step behind... Jerry/K6II just posted details about a 
forthcoming "Elecraft Operating Award".  He read my mind perfectly!

73,
Steve

"Steve Lawrence" <[email protected]>
Sent by: [email protected]
02/01/2002 08:25 AM

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        Subject:        Re: [Elecraft] Contest anyone ?

Maybe rather than a contest per say, how 'bout a certificate one could 
earn by working some number of K1's or K2's??  Perhaps even CW and/or SSB 
endorsements available for contacts exclusively of this mode.  Further 
endorsements for additional contacts could be earned as well.  The "entry" 

certificate might be at the "50 contact" level (or 100? or ...?).  Submit 
call signs, rig, serial number, band, etc. to earn the certificate.

What say?

Steve
aa8af

"David A. Belsley" <[email protected]>
Sent by: [email protected]
01/31/2002 07:41 PM

        To:     Albert Miles <[email protected]>, [email protected]
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        Subject:        Re: [Elecraft] Contest anyone ?

Albert:
  The idea of a K2/K1 contest has indeed been discussed on this reflector, 

and, I am thankful, has been mainly negged.  From my perspective, one more 

contest is decidedly not needed.  There are entirely too many as there 
are. 
Also, from my perspective, specialized contests are a special annoyance to 

the vast majority of other hams who are not specialized.  When you really 
stop to think of it, such affairs are a form of arrogance and ego feeding 
that, for most, is rather unfortunate.  I think you will find, for 
example, 
that there is no contest more despised by a very large number of hams than 

the FOC contest, whose purpose, I must admit, eludes me -- beyond 
affording 
a rather disgusting ego trip for those self-appointed sorts that, somehow, 

consider themselves "first class."  There would have to be a similar sort 
of feeling by non K2/K1 owners about a proprietary contest for these rigs.

And, really, there isn't a need for it.  When two K2/1 ops make contact, 
there is typically an exchange of serial numbers, and you can have your 
own 
continuing contest in trying to amass as large a number of other K2/1s as 
you can. I know there are some among us that have huge numbers here -- far 

more than I'll ever have.  If you want a contest, try to catch up to them 
-- on your own.

Just my humble opinion,

dave belsley, w1euy

--On Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:28 PM -0500 Albert Miles 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I'm a proud new owner of a K1 and i'm also new to this list...
> Perhaps this idea has been discussed before and pardon me if so...
> What would everyone think about a contest for K1 and K2 owners where we
> exchange something such as first name, type of radio(K1 or K2), rig
> serial number and perhaps your state...No signal reports please ! Of
> course, we would need a sponsor and who better than Elecraft... There
> seems to be enough of a Elecraft customer base to pull this off if the
> interest is there... Just a thought...
>
>                                                 Albert, wa4cmi
>
>
>

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