[NLRS] 2002-2003 CSVHF States Above - December Request

[Bruce Richardson]

Concerning location, my wording in the newsletter may have seemed tentative,
but I didn't mean that to be.  I was approached about how the WAS rule of 50
mile radius was allowing guys to add to their state totals during their
casual roves around the area as part of 10Ghz operations.  Our States Above
program wants to maintain as simple of rules as possible and that is what
led to the original deferral to WAS rules except for specific rules of the
States Above program.  We know that the intent of the WAS rule allowing 50
mile radius is to at least have some tolerance for some local house moves
over a lifetime of accumulating states.  However, our annual awards program
doesn't really need that tolerance plus, it gives an advantage to the person
who uses their home station AND goes out and does a bit of roving (rovering
:-) ) over the op who just uses his home station.  With that in mind,
borrowing the VUCC "location" rule of 1000'/300m seems more appropriate.
Since our awards program now has a Rover category, if an op really wants to
combine his states from multiple locations, he is welcome to submit as a
Rover.  I'm trying to get the word out that this is the interpretation I
want followed during THIS year's program and onward.

Complaints--just let me know :-)

Yes, I'm still embarrassed that I don't have your certificates to you from
the 2002 program.  They are in Milwaukee getting their last signature.  The
results have been given to the webmaster and they will be on the webpage
soon.  However, the best way to look at the results is to check out the most
recent E-Newsletter at http://w9fz.com/csvhfs/news302/index.html  .

And your certificates will be whisked to you as soon as they get back from
Milwaukee.

I have a four day trip starting early tomorrow morning that will keep me out
till late Xmas night.

Bruce Richardson - W9FZ

"Well, he had to, I had transgressed the unwritten law."

----- Original Message -----
From: <jcplatt1@mmm.com>
To: <nlrs@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:43 AM
Subject: [NLRS] 2002-2003 CSVHF States Above - December Request


> Yep, the update request is a bit early this month, but with the holidays
> coming up, I thought that I would get this note out so that you can work
on
> your updates over the long holiday.   Get me you input by New Years Day
and
> I will post the updated standings on Thursday, Jan 2.
>
> Ed, W0OHU, has played around with some of the numbers from last months
> update.   So far, less than 47% of all the states & provinces worked have
> been on 6m, or, said the other way 53% have been on 2m and up.   More than
> 27% of the total of all states & provinces have been worked on 2m alone.
>
> There has been some discussion about working states & provinces while
> portable and having those contacts count with your home station standing.
> I believe the current States Above rules indicate that the ARRL WAS rules
> apply and those rules indicate a maximum of 50 mile between any two
> operating locations.   In the recent CSVHF letter Bruce has indicated that
> the VUCC rules that indicate a 300 meter (1000 foot) rule may be more
> applicable.   Perhaps we will need some further clarification on this
point
> from Bruce in the future as to which rules are in play for this years
> running.
>
> With the holidays coming up you can bet on a pretty good E or Au opening
> right when all the relatives are over at your place.   Mid to late
December
> typically provides for a small secondary peak in the E's season just ahead
> of the doldrums of January & February.    In addition, things look
> favorable for some Au activity over the next couple of days.     Hope you
> all work a bunch of new states over the holidays.
>
>
>                         ---- Number of States & Provinces Worked -----
>                 Last    ----------------- Bands ----------------------
>    Call  Total  Updated  50 144 222 432 902 1.2 2.3 3.4 5.7 10G 24G LAS
>
>   K0AWU  117   11/25/02  57  41   1  12       6
>   K0KFC   17   08/28/02  15                                   2
>   K0SHF   28   12/01/02  18   3   1   3       1               2
>   KB9TLV  70   08/30/02  47  15       8
>   KM0T   158   11/25/02  48  44  12  14   8   9   7   6   5   5
>   KT8O    68   11/27/02  39  23       6
>   N0AKC   60   12/02/02  32  11   5   6   3   3
>   N0UK    60   12/15/02  18  31   5   3   2   1
>   W0DMR   36   09/02/02  24   8   1   2       1
>   W0GHZ   96   11/25/02  38  23  10  10   2   4   2   2   3   2
>   W0OHU   61   11/25/02   7  32      15       7
>   W0ZQ    76   09/18/02  33  14   9   8   5   4   3
>   W7XU    25   07/31/02  25
>   W9RAY   29   11/25/02  20   7       2
>
>   Total  901   12/20/02 421 252  44  89  20  36  12   8   8  11
>
> Remember that the objective of this CSVHF Society sponsored event is to
> promote activity in the world above 50 MHz.  Work 30 or more states plus
> provinces, submit your score to Bruce at the conclusion of the event (just
> before Central States), and receive a nice looking certificate.   Full
> rules & forms for this operating event can be found at www.csvhfs.org, or
> just ask.
>
>  73, Jon
>  W0ZQ
>
>
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