[PPRAANet] Contesting
Dick-w0raa
dickt at w0raa.com
Thu Jan 7 23:46:51 EST 2010
Steve,
You'd be a great addition to PPRAA. I hope you will join.
Please feel free to answer the survey. Also feel free to add anything you'd
like to add.
Dick
W0RAA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve **KT0DX**" <kt0dx at comcast.net>
To: "Dick-w0raa" <dickt at w0raa.com>
Cc: "PPRAA Reflector" <ppraanet at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [PPRAANet] Contesting
>I for one have been watching the stuff that goes out on this reflector and
>the idea of this club taking an
> interest in contesting, even if only in a small way, has started me
> thinking about join the club. I will be making a decision about finally
> joining the club over the next month or so. I hope the membership will
> support the efforts that some of your members have undertaken in regards
> to turning a lite in the direction of contesting.
> Your club is now well know in the state for it's efforts in putting
> together the Colorado QSO party, especially by the Grand Mesa Contest
> Club.
>
> Dick I wish I could answer your questions and maybe one day soon I will be
> able to. I do support you efforts as an outsider of your club at this
> time.
> Steve
> KT0DX
>
>
> Dick-w0raa wrote:
>> Greetings and Happy New Year!
>>
>> As most, if not all, of you know, I have taken over the Contest Awards
>> program for PPRAA.
>>
>> I would like to ask a few Questions, similar to a poll, to determine if
>> the
>> program is worth continuing. I would like to see it become successful
>> and have more contest participation from PPRAA membership. But, as
>> it stands right now, there are only a few that have submitted scores.
>> To be successful, we need to have more participation.
>>
>> You may put your answers to the right of the question, or indicate your
>> response with a * next to the answer you choose. Please participate, and
>> please sign your call. If anybody has any questions, you may e-mail me
>> or call me on the landline at (719) 520-0288 here in Colorado Springs.
>>
>> Dick Thompson - W0RAA
>> (719) 520-0288
>>
>> ______________________________________________________
>>
>> Here we go:
>>
>> 1. I am interested in contesting
>> a: Yes
>> b: No
>>
>> 2. If I were to enter a contest, I would prefer the following mode:
>> a: SSB
>> b: CW
>> c: RTTY
>> d: Digital (Other than RTTY)
>>
>> 3. I need help getting setup to operate in a contest.
>> a: Yes
>> b: No
>>
>> 4. I prefer
>> a: High Power (150 Watts or Higher)
>> b: Low Power (5 to 149 Watts)
>> c: QRP (5 Watts or lower)
>>
>> 5. I would like to see plaques for First Place in a category and a
>> Certificate
>> for 2nd & 3rd place finishes in a category.
>> a: Yes
>> b: No
>>
>> 6. I would participate in contests, but feel that I need a better station
>> than I
>> currently have. (i.e. Better antennas; amplifier; better rig; etc.)
>> Please explain
>> below:
>>
>> 7. I would participate if I could operate with another person(s) in a
>> Multi-Single or
>> Multi-Multi contest operation.
>> (Multi-Single: Multi Ops/Single Radio)
>> (Multi-Multi: Multi Ops/Multi Radios)
>> a: Yes
>> b: No
>>
>> 8. I would like to see an ongoing award (Plaque) for achieving a total of
>> at least
>> One Million points in contests, with no specific time limit
>> restriction placed on
>> achieving the One Million Points. It could take a month, a year, 5
>> years, or
>> whatever. All I would need to do is be a paid member and points
>> would start
>> accumulating On January 1, 2010 and the plaque could only be won one
>> time. It
>> would be an award that everybody could win, not just a single
>> individual.
>> a: Yes
>> b: No
>>
>> 9. When I submit a score I would like to choose the category I entered to
>> be chosen
>> by me and not by the contest award chairman.
>> a: Yes
>> b: No
>>
>> 10. The score submission months would be November 1 to October 31 of the
>> following year. Plaques and certificates to be awarded at the
>> PPRAA Christmas/
>> Holiday dinner.
>> a: Acceptable
>> b: Not acceptable
>>
>> 11. If I were to participate, I would prefer to participate in:
>> a: VHF/UHF (6 Meters Up)
>> b: HF (160, 80, 40, 20, 15 & 10 meters)
>>
>> 12. I would like somebody to contact me and help me get setup to do some
>> contesting
>> a: Yes
>> b: No
>> My e-mail address is: My phone #:
>>
>> 13. I hold the following Class of License
>> a: Extra
>> b: Advanced
>> c: General
>> d: Tech Plus
>> e: Tech
>> f: Novice
>>
>> 14. I would be interested in attending meetings that concentrated on just
>> contesting
>> and how to be an effective operator in a contest.
>> a: Yes
>> b: No
>>
>> I hope that the response to this somewhat unprofessional poll will
>> generate some
>> interest in local contesting by PPRAA membership.
>>
>> Suggested contest Categories are:
>>
>> Multi-Single/Low Power
>> Multi-Single/High Power
>> Multi-Single/QRP
>>
>> Single-Op/Low Power
>> Single Op/High Power
>> Single Op/QRP
>>
>> We could add Multi/Multi High Power and Multi-Multi/Low Power if there
>> was interest.
>>
>> Plaques and Certificates would be awarded to participants who put in an
>> honest effort
>> to achieve a score. No Plaques or Certificates would be awarded to
>> participants who
>> call a buddy on the landline, make a contact, then enter in a
>> non-sponsored category in
>> order to claim a First Place. If a group or person operates and
>> indicates school category,
>> they must operate from the school location with a written permission of
>> the school.
>>
>> Dan Scott (W0RO) and Galen Steele (AG0A) have said that they would help
>> with
>> the running of the PPRAA Contest Program.
>>
>> We are open to any and all suggestions. Keep in mind that all of this
>> (Plaques,
>> Certificates, etc.) needs to have the blessing of the PPRAA Board.
>>
>> Please don't hesitate to ask any questions. If I don't know an answer,
>> I'll make every
>> effort to get an answer. The only dumb question is the one that isn't
>> asked.
>>
>>
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