Same here in New Mexico with Mark, K5AM, who always wins the Mountain West
Division in Single Op High Power. So I always make sure I'm entered in a
different category. Even though I have 1200 watts available on 6m and it would
be fun to run maximum smoke, I'd be assuring myself of no better than second
place if I did so. So I'll back it down to 200 watts and make sure I don't have
to compete with Mark's mountaintop superstation. ;-)
Bill W5WVO
David Olean wrote:
> That's great until you find out you are in the same ARRL division as
> W2SZ!! groan! I'll never see a plaque unless I set a brush fire that
> Saturday on Mt Greylock in Massachusetts. The good news is that this
> change spreads the plaques out across the country, which is really
> good.
>
> Dave K1WHS
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Kiesel" <k7cw@yahoo.com>
> To: "VHF Contesting Reflector" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>;
> <vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu>; "Sean KX9XKutzko" <kx9x@arrl.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 5:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Changes to the 2009 June VHF Contest
> PlaqueProgram
>
>
>> Sean,
>>
>> This is very good news! Our multiop group, over many years of
>> operating the June VHF QSO Party on mountaintops and winning
>> Division certificates almost every time, were able to achieve the
>> Top Ten only twice (eighth place both times). It's great to have
>> this effective new incentive added to make things more interesting
>> and competitive in the June contest.
>>
>> 73,
>> Paul, K7CW
>>
>> --- On Fri, 5/8/09, Kutzko, Sean, KX9X <kx9x@arrl.org> wrote:
>>
>> From: Kutzko, Sean, KX9X <kx9x@arrl.org>
>> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Changes to the 2009 June VHF Contest Plaque
>> Program
>> To: "VHF Contesting Reflector" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>,
>> vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu
>> Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 7:03 AM
>>
>> Hi folks-
>>
>> It was reported yesterday that several people have started receiving
>> their 2008 June VHF QSO Party plaques. This is good news!
>> Congratulations to all the winners.
>>
>> A special thanks to Steve Clifford, K4GUN, who was able to get his
>> employer Toyota to become the Rover Plaque Sponsor for all available
>> Rover plaques for 2008. We hope Toyota will be back as a plaque
>> sponsor again this year, and talks are underway.
>>
>> I am also happy to announce a change in the structure of the June VHF
>> Plaque program, beginning with 2009. The ARRL Programs and Services
>> Committee voted to change the structure of the June VHF plaque
>> program. In the past, June VHF plaques had previously been issued
>> for the top ten finishers in each category, regardless of their
>> location. The PSC voted this spring to change this to awarding
>> plaques based on ARRL Division, just like all other ARRL plaque
>> programs. As every VHF'er knows, propagation characteristics vary
>> tremendously from different areas of the country; the Southeast will
>> have a completely different experience during the June VHF Contest
>> compared to the Pacific Northwest, for example. We hope the change
>> in the plaque program structure will better highlight the
>> accomplishments of VHF'ers and foster more competition on the
>> Section and Division level.
>>
>> To that end, there are now 152 plaques available for the June VHF QSO
>> Party.
>>
>> The entry categories are:
>>
>> Single Operator High Power, Single Operator Low Power, Single
>> Operator QRP Portable, Multioperator, Limited Multioperator, Rover,
>> Limited Rover, Unlimited Rover.
>>
>>
>> Plaques will be awarded to the top overall winner of each entry
>> category, as well as the top scorers in the following Divisions:
>>
>> Atlantic Division (DE, EPA, MDC, NNY, SNJ, WNY, WPA sections)
>> Central Division (IL, IN, WI sections)
>> Dakota Division (MN, ND, SD sections)
>> Delta Division (AR, LA, MS, TN sections)
>> Great Lakes Division (KY, MI, OH sections)
>> Hudson Division (ENY, NLI, NNJ sections)
>> Midwest Division (IA, KS, MO, NE sections)
>> New England Division (CT, EMA, ME, NH, RI, VT, WMA sections)
>> Northwestern Division (AK, EWA, ID, MT, OR, WWA sections)
>> Pacific Division (EB, NV, PAC, SV, SF, SJV, SCV sections)
>> Roanoke Division (NC, SC, VA, WEV sections)
>> Rocky Mountain Division (CO, NM, UT, WY sections)
>> Southeastern Division (AL, GA, NFL, PR, SFL, VI, WCF sections)
>> Southwestern Division (AZ, LAX, ORG, SDG, SB sections)
>> West Gulf Division (NTX, OK, STX, WTX sections)
>> Canada
>> Mexico
>> DX (All stations that are in DXCC countries other than the United
>> States, Canada or Mexico)
>>
>>
>> There are numerous plaque sponsorships available for the new plaque
>> categories. Plaque sponsors from 2008 were given first choice of
>> plaques to sponsor. The following plaques are already sponsored for
>> 2009:
>>
>> Overall Winner, Single Operator QRP Portable
>>
>> Overall Winner, Multioperator
>>
>> Overall Winner, Limited Multioperator
>>
>> Overall Winner, Unlimited Rover
>>
>> Atlantic Division Multioperator
>>
>> Northwestern Division Multioperator
>>
>> Southwestern Division Single Operator High Power
>>
>> The remaining plaques are available for sponsorship on a first-come,
>> first-served basis. If you or your club would be interested in
>> sponsoring a 2009 June VHF contest plaque, feel free to call or
>> email me with your request and I will fill them as best as I can.
>> Plaque sponsorship is $75 per plaque, which includes shipping to the
>> winner. Plaque sponsors will be recognized on the plaque itself, in
>> QST and on the ARRL web site.
>>
>> As always, plaques that go unsponsored may be purchased by the
>> winner.
>>
>> Thanks for your interest in ARRL VHF contests; let's hope we all get
>> some propagation for the June event!
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Sean Kutzko, KX9X
>> Contest Branch Manager
>>
>> ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
>> 225 Main Street
>> Newington CT 06111-1494
>> Telephone: 860-594-0232
>> Fax: 860-594-0259
>> email:skutzko@arrl.org
>>
>> Read the "Notes From The Contest Branch" blog at www.arrl.org/blog
>>
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