[PVRCNC] PVRC Reunion 2024

Tue May 28 08:32:47 EDT 2024

Bud,

     The updates UDC file for the 2024 reunion is enclosed.  The file name
is PVRC2023A.udc.

73...   Bill

On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 2:50 AM Bud Governale <w3llbud at gmail.com> wrote:

> Please send me the UDC file
>
> PVRC2024.UDC
>
> 73,
>
> Bud W3LL
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 7:55 PM Bill Axelrod via PVRCNC <
> pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Bill Axelrod <bill at axelrods.org>
>> To: PVRC NC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>, conny at n5hc.com,
>> prstoetzer at gmail.com, stevengs312 at comcast.net, wtschrader at gmail.com,
>> w1es at arrl.net
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 19:54:38 -0400
>> Subject: PVRC Reunion 2024
>> All,
>>
>>      The PVRC reunion is this weekend.  To help increase our participation
>> ( which has dropped alarmingly over the past few years) we have changed
>> the
>> rules this year).
>>
>>      The reunion will take place the three hours a day on three separate
>> days (Friday, Sunday, and Monday) and at different times each day to give
>> us different propagation profiles.
>>
>>       The reunion rules will be posted on the PVRC shortly.
>>
>>      Your Reunion scores will immediately count for the PVRC Olympics and
>> 5M program.  And to add some spice to life, our President, Doug AA3S, has
>> decided to double our scored to gain extra 5M credit.
>>
>>      I hope to see each of you in the reunion.
>>
>>      The following is an advance copy of the rules.
>>
>> 73...   Bill
>>
>> Rules:
>>
>> *PLEASE JOIN US on the air for the 2024 PVRC Reunion*
>>
>>
>>
>> The PVRC 2023 Reunion will be held in three sessions of three hours each
>> with activity centered "on the 47's" to celebrate the founding of PVRC in
>> 1947.
>>
>>
>>
>> PVRC's motto of "Once a member, always a member" shines through and this
>> is
>> an excellent opportunity to meet and greet on the air members you may not
>> know and others who are now living out of circle.
>>
>>
>>
>> We are trying some new things this year to make the event more interesting
>> and to provide more ways to participate:
>>
>>
>>
>> ·         There will be three sessions on different days at different
>> times
>> of day to allow for some propagation variety and to encourage “out of
>> area”
>> PVRC members to participate. You can choose to participate in one, two or
>> all three sessions as fits your schedule and interest.
>>
>> ·         Each session will be three hours.
>>
>> ·         Within each session, there will be designated hours for
>> different
>> modes – only QSOs on the designated mode may be made within those periods.
>> We will have designated periods for CW, SSB and RTTY
>>
>> ·         You may contact each station once on each of the designated
>> modes
>> withing a session.
>>
>> ·         You may contact each station again, per mode, in each subsequent
>> session.
>>
>> ·         You can receive credit toward your PVRC Olympics Award by
>> participating in the PVRC Reunion
>>
>>
>>
>> Following this year’s reunion, we encourage your feedback and ideas to
>> make
>> the
>>
>> PVRC Reunion an even better event.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Dates, Times and Modes*
>>
>>
>>
>> There will be three sessions of three hours each spread over three days.
>> Within each session there will be designated periods for different modes:
>>
>>
>>
>> Friday, May 31: 2000Z – 2300Z (4 PM – 7 PM EDT)
>>
>> ·         First two hours – CW only
>>
>> ·         Third hour – SSB only
>>
>>
>>
>> Sunday, June 2: 1700Z -2000Z (1 PM – 4 PM EDT)
>>
>> ·         First hour – CW only
>>
>> ·         Second hour – RTTY only
>>
>> ·         Third hour – SSB only
>>
>>
>>
>> Monday, June 3: 2300Z – 0200Z (June 4 Z) (7 PM – 10 PM June 3 EDT
>>
>> ·         First 2 hours – CW only
>>
>> ·         Third hour – SSB only
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Modes and Center-of-Activity Frequencies*
>>
>>
>>
>> Suggested CW frequencies: 1817, 3547, 7047, 14047, 21047 and 28047 kHz.
>>
>> Suggested SSB frequencies: 1847, 3847, 7247, 14247, 21247, 28347
>>
>> Suggest RTTY frequencies: 1827, 3577, 7077, 14077, 21077,28077
>>
>>
>>
>> Moves between bands are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Scoring*
>>
>>
>>
>> 1 point for each QSO with PVRC members.  You may work each station once on
>> any band/mode combination in in each of the three sessions. Moves between
>> bands, especially at slow times, are highly suggested!
>>
>>
>>
>> 5 points for each QSO with special PVRC Club callsigns – W3GRF and W4KFC
>>
>>
>>
>> *Spotting*
>>
>>
>>
>> Spotting of PVRC members is highly encouraged. In fact, self-spotting in
>> this event is encouraged as well! It's amazing the level of non-member
>> activity you can stir up, especially on phone, with a few self-spots. The
>> on-the-air activity with nonmembers is an excellent opportunity to explain
>> a little about PVRC as a contesting club to non-members, and point them to
>> the PVRC website if they want more information about contesting or our
>> club.
>>
>>
>>
>> When spotting PVRC'ers for this reunion, please give a comment to the
>> effect of PVRC Reunion.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Participation Eligibility*
>>
>>
>>
>> Both PVRC Members and Non-Members are welcome to participate.
>>
>> Non-members can work PVRC members for points and earn award certificates
>> in
>> their own non-member category.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *CQ*
>>
>>
>>
>> Call "CQ PVRC" on CW and RTTY, and "CQ PVRC Reunion" on SSB.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Exchange*
>>
>>
>>
>> The exchange remains unchanged from previous years.
>>
>>
>>
>> A PVRC member's exchange is the year you joined PVRC, your name, your
>> state/country, and your callsign when you joined PVRC.
>>
>>
>>
>> Example QSO between two PVRC members:
>>
>>
>>
>> WX3B:    CQ PVRC DE WX3B WX3B K
>>
>>
>>
>> K4ZW:    K4ZW
>>
>>
>>
>> WX3B:    K4ZW 1998 JIM MD WA2GPQ
>>
>>
>>
>> K4ZW:    WX3B   86 KEN VA KE9A
>>
>>
>>
>> WX3B:    TU WX3B
>>
>>
>>
>>  Note: A non-member only gives his name and state/country for the exchange
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Logger Support*
>>
>>
>>
>> You can use any general-purpose logger for this contest. You will have to
>> count up member and non-member QSO's when filling out the score summary
>> form.
>>
>> A UDC file is available to teach N1MM+ how to handle the PVRC Reunion. It
>> will handle scoring for you automatically. Please right-click and download
>> PVRC2024.UDC and save it in your Documents\N1MM
>> Logger+\UserDefinedContests
>> directory. Then quit and restart N1MM+ and you will find PVRC2024
>> available
>> as a contest log type you can create.
>>
>>
>>
>> A YouTube video is available to help you download, install, and use the
>> PVRC2024 UDC module.
>>
>>
>>
>> Access it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccVPtuB57-8.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Results Submission*
>>
>>
>>
>> The preferred means of submitting your results is to submit your score for
>> each session to the 3830scores.com web site.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you prefer, you can submit a Cabrillo log or a log summary in lieu of a
>> 3830 entry as described below.  *The 3830 submission is preferred*.
>>
>>
>>
>> Send your Cabrillo log, or a log summary (see below), by E-mail to N3QE:
>>
>>
>>
>> tshoppa at gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>> If you choose to submit a log summary, it should contain the following
>> information:
>>
>>
>>
>> For each session: member and non- member QSO count for each mode.
>>
>> For each session: Special PVRC Club callsigns QSO for each mode
>>
>>
>>
>> Also feel free to post your log summary and soapbox comments to the PVRC
>> mailing list!
>>
>>
>>
>> *PVRC Olympics Credit*
>>
>>
>>
>> For the current PVRC Contest Season, 2023-2024 ending June 30, the PVRC
>> Reunion counts as an extra contest towards meeting your PVRC Olympic medal
>> goals with the easier thresholds as described below.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, if you are one contest short of qualifying for a PVRC Olympic medal
>> then you can get the one contest credit you need in the PVRC Reunion by:
>>
>>
>>
>> ·         One or more QSOs in any mode for Bronze medal qualification
>>
>> ·         Two QSOs or more with at least one QSO in each of two modes for
>> Silver medal qualification
>>
>> ·         Three QSOs or more with at least one QSO in each of the three
>> modes for Gold medal qualification
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Bill Axelrod via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
>> To: PVRC NC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>, conny at n5hc.com,
>> prstoetzer at gmail.com, stevengs312 at comcast.net, wtschrader at gmail.com,
>> w1es at arrl.net
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 19:54:59 -0400 (EDT)
>> Subject: [PVRCNC] PVRC Reunion 2024
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