Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ Contest Certificates.

[Gerry Treas K8GT <k8gt@arrl.net>]

I agree.  I still like getting my 'Once in a Blue Moon' certificate, but 
it doesn't have to be mailed. An Email attachment would suffice.
73, Gerry, K8GT



On 2012-11-16 09:47, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> I'm not sure I agree with Randy on this.  If I could download a 
> certificate with my name, callsign and details of my place in the 
> contest already inserted, I think that would give me as big a rush as 
> receiving a paper certificate in the mail.
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 11/16/2012 3:35 AM, Maarten van Rossum wrote:
> > I certainly can remember my first certificate! In my case it wasn't that
> > long ago, it must have been the year 2008. I emidiately bought a 
> > frame to
> > put it in so that I could put it on the wall in the shack. 
> > Unfortunaltely
> > it didn't fit the frame (in the US everything is bigger, even the
> > certificates ;-)).
> >
> > I think easiest way to let the contest sponsor know that there's no 
> > need to
> > send a certificate is to not mention your address in the Cabrillo file.
> > If someone left out his of her address by accident, then there should
> > always be the abbility to download the certificate from the sponsors
> > website.
> >
> > By the way, I for one would like to be able to download my 
> > certificates in
> > the European A4 paper size. Fits our frame without having to modify it.
> >
> > Keep up the good work Randy!
> >
> > 73, Maarten PD2R
> > PI4DX Contest group
> >
> >
> > Op vrijdag 16 november 2012 schreef Randy Thompson K5ZD 
> > (k5zd@charter.net)
> > het volgende:
> >
> > > Brian,
> > >
> > > You are right that it is expensive to print and mail certificates to
> > > thousands of people per contest.  However, it is worth it when we get
> > > excited emails from new contesters happy to have won their first 
> > > award.  I
> > > think we can all remember getting our first few certificates and 
> > > hanging
> > > them proudly on the wall.  Hard for a pdf file to match that!
> > >
> > > We have discussed providing a way for contest participants to opt 
> > > out of
> > > receiving a certificate.  Perhaps they have a box of them or just don't
> > > want
> > > to cause us the expense.
> > >
> > > The logical place to do this is by a new field in the Cabrillo 
> > > file.  So
> > > far, the people who maintain the Cabrillo file "standard" have not been
> > > interested in adding a new tag.  Perhaps some more support would 
> > > encourage
> > > them to change their mind.
> > >
> > > Should there be one new tag that says "don't send certificates or 
> > > plaques
> > > or
> > > anything"?  Or should be there be two?  One for no certificates and 
> > > another
> > > for no plaques/awards?  Or could it be as simple as a convention 
> > > that says
> > > if there is no address provided then don't send anything?
> > >
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > Randy, K5ZD
> > >
> > > PS - Hoping for good conditions and lots of certificate/plaque 
> > > winners in
> > > the CQWW in just 8 days!
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: CQ-Contest 
> > > > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com<javascript:;>]
> > > On Behalf Of
> > > > brian coyne
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 9:19 PM
> > > > To: CQ CONTEST
> > > > Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQ Contest Certificates.
> > > >
> > > > On the morning of the ssb contest the mailman delivered two 
> > > > certificates
> > > > from CQ, always nice to get them. One was for CQWW CW 2011 the 
> > > > other for
> > > > CQWW SSB 2011.
> > > >
> > > > Looking at that mail got me to thinking about the expense incurred 
> > > > by CQ
> > > > Mag in sending us these for free. Two A4 envelopes two lots of postal
> > > > charges, the logistics of stuffing the envelopes, taking them to the
> > > > mailing centre not to mention the task of hand signing them when there
> > > > must be many hundreds if not into the thousand of these 
> > > > certificates for
> > > > both contests. All businesses benefit from cost reducing measures 
> > > > and CQ
> > > > organisation is no exception to that.
> > > >
> > > > I would venture that the majority of entrants have facilities to 
> > > > print e-
> > > > certificates, perhaps something could be included in the cabrillo 
> > > > header
> > > > or the soabox to the effect that an e-certificate will be acceptable.
> > > >
> > > > Just my thoughts anyway.
> > > >
> > > > 73  Brian 5B4AIZ / C4Z.
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