[K3PZN-List] Triple Play Award -- Club Scoring and Our Own Version of Award ??

[Philip Karras]

Interesting, this might make me get on the HF air more.

I was working on a friends (Ernie/KE3RB) HF rig he was selling to another friend down in FL, it would only intermittently TX. I found the problem, it was a relay & the one connection for the TX section was not making solid contact, in fact the relay fell apart when I started playing with it. SO I added another relay & luckily while it reduced the voltage on both relays both still worked fine.

Anyway, I was testing the TX section & listening on my HF rig when I heard a CW CQ, switched to CW, re-found the station & had a nice 20 min QSO, my first this year. I was looking forward to SKN but fell sick & just didn't want to be in the cold shack with a headache listening to CW, I did try late on Sunday but could not get anyone B4 SKN ended.

I'll have to fix something else & listen for some CQs!

73 de ke3fl
Phil


--- On Mon, 1/19/09, Curt Milton <wb8yyy at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Curt Milton <wb8yyy at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [K3PZN-List] Triple Play Award -- Club Scoring and Our Own Version of Award ??
> To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Monday, January 19, 2009, 12:09 PM
> It's kinda nice to have some 'wall-paper'
> (translation = ham lingo for 'worthless' paper
> hanging in the shack conveying a operating award) -- and I
> admit to having a little of this stuff.  
>  
> In 2009 the ARRL has the Triple Play Award, for working all
> 50 states on CW, digital and phone.  
>  
> I realize we have some members who don't do CW, and
> even a few who rarely do phone.  Still I think it would be
> fun to track everyone's progress in making QSO's
> across the USA in 2009.  
>  
> I believe Steve or someone already proposed this --
> Let's do it !!
>  
> I propose --
>  
> (1) we track club member participation in a spreadsheet --
> i am willing to present it each month.  
>  
> (2) we consider creating our own version of the triple play
> award !  we'll present the awards at the Xmas/Holiday
> party !  we'll come up with some level of minimum
> achievement that is a bit easier than the ARRL award (since
> members can get the full award there!).  
>  
> my thoughts for CCARC triple play, to be refined and
> presented at the Feb club meeting:
>  
> - work at least 30 states on one 'prefered mode' 
> (are there really still 50 functioning states? we'll
> endorse the certificate for up to 50 states on the award)
> - work at least 10 states on any second mode
> - observe another ham making a QSO with the third mode
> (yes modes are phone, CW, and digital)
>  
> we should consider a vhf only version of the award -- if
> people say they are interested !  
>  
> Let me know what you think ??  Tracking via LOTW is not a
> requirement, but in lieu of this we'll ask for a log in
> any electronic or paper format.  
>  
> FYI - my progress, per LOTW -- yes i have made more CW QSOs
> that this to USA, they just aren't doing LOTW yet, or of
> course they haven't uploaded log yet.  
>  
> based on Mike's experience, i may need to make house
> calls as a LOTW doctor once I remember how to do it (gee it
> might be a nice way to see much nicer shack's than mine
> !).  i think the pre-post card part is the hardest part -
> but I need to confirm with y'all.  
>  
> Curt
>  
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