[PPRAANet] Contesting

Thu Jan 7 23:55:07 EST 2010

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dick-w0raa<mailto:dickt at w0raa.com> 
  To: PPRAA Reflector<mailto:ppraanet at mailman.qth.net> 
  Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:46 AM
  Subject: [PPRAANet] Contesting

  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

  2.  If I were to enter a contest, I would prefer the following mode:
       a: SSB

       c: RTTY
       d: Digital (Other than RTTY)

  3.  I need help getting setup to operate in a contest.

      c:       Maybe in RTTY with writelog, you know dick, it doesn't work with my SignaLink USB
  4. I prefer
          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.

      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
     N/A

  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)

      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

  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.

      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

  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

       My e-mail address is:                              My phone #:

  13. I hold the following Class of License
       a: Extra

  14. I would be interested in attending meetings that concentrated on just 
  contesting
       and how to be an effective operator in a contest.

       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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