That is very nice Art.
I had the honour of spending a weekend with Larry during an EME event at
Traverse Lake in the 90's. He passed not long after that.
I am so happy to hear that there is an award with his name on it.
Mike va3mw
On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM Barry Jacobson via CQ-Contest <
cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote:
> Very fine words. Congratulations on the win. Sad to hear about VE3HX. Only
> good news in future.
>
> Barry WA2VIU
>
> --
> Barry Jacobson
> bdj@alum.mit.edu
> WA2VIU
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>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2025, 10:20 PM Art Boyars <artboyars@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Monday evening, November 10, just as I was heading out for the
> > monthly meeting of PVRC's Maryland Metro Chapter, I received an exciting
> > package: the "Larry Kayser, VE3LK memorial" plaque for "Top Scoring
> Single
> > Operator Foreign Entry" [i.e., non-Canadian] in the 2025 RAC Canada Day
> > Contest.
> >
> > The RAC Contests -- Canada Day and Winter -- are run by VE5SF and VE5CPU,
> > themselves well known in the contest world. These contests are a lot of
> fun
> > (well, if you like 'domestic' contests, as I do). The format and broad
> > spectrum of entry classes give casual op's a reason to put in a few
> hours,
> > and give 'serious' competitors a real challenge. You have to work hard
> to
> > come out on top. In my case, in addition to heavy BIC you need to have
> > some regular competitors sit one out.
> >
> > Sam and Bart do a great job of evolving the rules as operating evolves,
> > publicizing the 'Tests, adjudicating and scoring the entries, and
> > publishing the results and distributing the awards. I thank them for
> their
> > efforts as much as I thank them, and RAC, for the plaque.
> >
> > I'd also thank the sponsor of the plaque, Alan Goodacre, VE3HX. He's
> been
> > sponsoring this award for as long as I can remember. But when I went to
> > QRZ.com to get his postal address for a letter of thanks, I found that he
> > became a Silent Key just two weeks before Canada Day.
> >
> > I am surprisingly saddened by the loss of a fellow I never met, a ham
> with
> > whom I never had a QSO. Reading his obituary, he seems like the kind of
> > person we all should emulate.
> >
> >
> >
> https://colefuneralservices.com/tribute/details/9765/Alan-Goodacre/obituary.html
> >
> > I'll certainly have him in mind when I participate in future RAC
> contests.
> >
> > 73, Art K3KU/VE4VTR
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