[Elecraft] Elecraft Awards Program is alive and well

[k6iii@juno.com]

The Elecraft Awards Program is alive and well.... but you guys-n-gals
have gone to sleep!!! The last application came to me in AUGUST. 

If you were not aware of the awards program, take a look on the Elecraft
home page, left margin menu and poke on the link. Hey... these
certificates are reasonably nice looking, but they are not a 'gimme'....
i.e. you have to work at it. I know, I know... Sun Spots and all that
rot...  well, I agree, that makes it somewhat more challenging. One of
the easier ways to find these contacts is to drop in on QRP QSO events
and national contests (like the ARRL Sweepstakes SSB this weekend).
 
I know a number of you are working on these two awards, but perhaps you
have just not sent in the application. Well, let me encourage you to get
on with the program (before the ink in my printer drys up!). Some of the
reporting rules have been relaxed a bit... I don't require the Operator's
Name nor (for the WAS) the Rig Type. No power limits are imposed... just
make the contact using your Elecraft rig.
 
On a personal BRAG, I have accomplished both awards and I am still
logging new K1 & K2 serial numbers as I work them... Have 108 K1's and
233 K2's, so far. So they are out there and on the air... watch the usual
QRP frequencies (14060, 7040, etc...), jump into The Elecraft CW and SSB
nets (see postings here on the Reflector).
 
OK, now.... let's hear from you guys-n-gals.
 
de Jerry, k6iii
Elecraft Awards Administrator
San Jose, CA