[SOC] Fw: [CQ-Contest] You can win a contest!

[Tom Osborne]

Well, actually, Doug has always accepted a 'gratutity' to help in the 
scoring.  Last year  sent in 3 shorted 572B tubes, a roll of teletype paper, 
2 boxes of chards (not the hanging type), and 3 dead 9 volt bateries, but 
someone sent in a better offer.  73
Tom W7WHY





Sounds a bit fishy to me....

Bob N7XY

On May 10, 2011, at 11:31 PM, w7dra at juno.com wrote:

> sounds like we might have more potential members to our hallowed
> operators club...................winning a radio contest by the highest
> bidder, which is 20 bucks as it stands, my kind of contest..
>
> mike w7dra
>
>
> --------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Doug Grant <dougk1dg at gmail.com>
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 17:49:37 +0000
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] You can win a contest!
> Message-ID: <BANLkTimmQL8H5FLojrygrki_H6m1gQ5FWw at mail.gmail.com>
>
> As announced on March 31, the Poisson d'Avril Contest winner will be
> determined this year by the highest bidder.
>
> We have received literally several bids.
>
> Online bidding will close at 1600 UTC (noon Dayton time) on Friday,
> May 20, and in-person bidding at the Dayton Hamvention will close at
> noon on Saturday, March 21. The winner will be announced and trophy
> awarded around 1 PM during the Hamvention Contest Forum.
>
> Bid early and often via email to    WinThePDA at gmail.com
>
> Current high bid is available at poissondavril.webs.com/currentbid.htm
>
> As of today, 9 May 2011, the high bid is $20.
>
> 73,
>
> Doug K1DG
> Le Plus Grand Poisson de Tous les Poissons
>
>
>
> p.s. All proceeds from this activity will go the WRTC2014 Fund.
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