[Elecraft] New awards & announcement.

[Larry Makoski W2LJ]

To all Elecrafters,

Due to the inspiration of Arnold Olean KØZK, I am happy to announce two 
new Elecraft Awards.  Arnold has already earned the first and is the 
proud owner of certificate #001.

The new award that Arnold has earned is the Elecraft "50 in 50" Award.  
This is earned by using your Elecraft rig(s) to work another Elecraft 
rig in each of the 50 United States.  This does not replace the existing 
Elecraft Worked All States Award - it just brings it to a new and 
separate level.

In the same vein, I am also announcing the new Elecraft "100 in 100" 
Award.  This award can be earned by using your Elecraft rig(s) to work 
another Elecraft rig in 100 different DXCC entities (as defined by the 
ARRL DXCC department).  Again, this does not replace the existing 
Elecraft Century Club Award.  This one is totally different and 
introduces an exciting new challenge.  Is it possible to even achieve 
this award?  As Elecraft becomes more and more popular around the globe; 
and as we have seen Elecraft rigs being taken on major DXpeditions - the 
answer has to be "yes"; but it will be a challenge! 

Full details on how to apply will be forthcoming in the next few days.  
For now, the application for the "50 in 50" Award will be the same as 
for the basic "Elecraft Worked All States" Award with the added 
provision that you must supply the model and serial number of each 
Elecraft rig that you have worked.

I welcome any and all comments, questions and suggestions - please 
contact me off list via W2LJ at arrl.net

73 es happy operating!
Larry W2LJ
Your Humble Awards Admin. Guy