[PVRCNC] 2007 Sweepstakes

[Jim Jordan, K4QPL]

Marty,

Your commitment, planning, and willingness to give up some vacation is a 
great example to the rest of us who can, or could, operate both weekends and 
make the suggested targets by simply getting off the couch, into the shack, 
and losing a few hours of sleep or TV time for the good of the club, 
contesting, and ham radio in general.

Thanks and good luck. See you at the meeting.

73,

Jim, K4QPL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marty Young" <w4my at yahoo.com>
To: <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 12:23 AM
Subject: Fwd: [PVRCNC] 2007 Sweepstakes


> Jim et all:
>
> As many of you know I have a strange work schedule
> working in a manufacturing plant with a 24/7 schedule.
> As [bad] luck would have it, I am scheduled to work
> the entire SS weekends (both CW and SSB) :(
>
> I've made lemonaid from lemons by taking vacation for
> the CW weekend (yoo-hoo!) and teaming up with a new
> General, Daniel, KI4QXS, who has agreed to man my
> station for SS-SSB when I am at work so as to have a
> "multi-one" going on for W4MY.  I will strong arm
> "Frieda" for one Q giving the effort a 50%+ PVRC
> participation and throw the score PVRC way.
>
> Just some creative thinking going on.  While we are on
> the subject, it has come up about the new Generals on
> the air will be good for this year's SS (especially
> SSB)  I would encourage everyone to "reach out" and
> invite/include them in our efforts.  Contesting won't
> be everybody's cup of tea, but there may be some new
> blood in there somewhere.
>
> Now I've got to get my butt out of this chair and put
> up my 80M antenna.  (why don't I ever have that
> problem during the test? Hi!)
>
> See everyone at Manchester's in Nov!  73  / Marty
>
>
> --- "Jim Jordan, K4QPL" <k4qpl at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> From: "Jim Jordan, K4QPL" <k4qpl at nc.rr.com>
>> To: <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>, <PVRC at mailman.qth.net>
>> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:26:42 -0400
>> CC:
>> Subject: [PVRCNC] 2007 Sweepstakes
>>
>>
>> Understandably, we maybe lost some of our motivation
>> for the unlimited club
>> competition arising out of the "Great Circle"
>> situation last year and the
>> "we won it--no we didn't" experience. (Sort of like
>> when the courts
>> determine the outcome of an election).
>> Nevertheless, I fully support the
>> decision of our trustees and know that we did the
>> right thing.
>>
>> With just a couple weeks to go before the first
>> stage, SS CW, we have a
>> unique opportunity to put all that behind us and
>> bring home the trophy with
>> no questions asked.
>>
>> The year that the Midwest club won, they showed us
>> what it takes. LOTS of
>> LOGS in both modes, not just high scores and
>> "iron-butt" dedication from a
>> few. 350 cw and 500 phone qso's is a highly
>> achievable target for even a low
>> power station with modest antennas and limited time.
>> (My first year in
>> contesting after 20+ years QRT I exceeded that with
>> a TS850 and a low G5RV)
>>
>> I will GUARANTEE that if at least 50% of our members
>> will get on the air for
>> both cw and phone and hit that minimum target, plus
>> what the hard-core
>> members contribute, we'll be smiling right through
>> 2008 with the unlimited
>> club trophy on the right coast where it belongs.
>>
>> Be a part of it. Make it happen! Put it on your
>> calendar. Put it on the
>> refrigerator so the family will know your plans. See
>> you in the contest.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Jim, K4QPL
>>
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