Gentlemen-
While I am not the ARRL Awards Manager, I am an active VHF'er and monitor these
lists. I forwarded these questions to Bill Moore, NC1L, who is ARRL Awards
Manager. (Eileen Sapko hasn't been with ARRL in over a year).
QSOs confirmed by eQSL are not valid for any ARRL award. If you require further
clarification on this, you can reach Bill at bmoore@arrl.org.
I continue to lobby hard for VUCC inclusion in LOTW. It will be added, but
there are simply higher priorities on the Web Development team's long list of
things to do first.
73,
Sean Kutzko KX9X
Contest Branch Manager
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
225 Main Street
Newington, CT 06111 USA
(860) 594-0232
email: kx9x@arrl.org
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu on behalf of Carl Steckler
Sent: Wed 1/28/2009 4:29 PM
To: Les Rayburn; vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu; VHF Contesting Reflector
Subject: Re: [VHF] VUCC Card Checking Question
At 03:37 PM 1/28/2009, Les Rayburn wrote:
>Please pardon another newbie question, but here goes.
>
>I'm actively trying to earn VUCC on a number of bands including 6 Meters. In
>the case of that band, operating for one year has netted me 141 grids using my
>indoor antenna and 100 watts. Unfortunately, it's only need something like 35
>confirmations of those QSO's. The cost of gathering them has been no small
>affair either, with hundreds of dollars spent already on postage, envelopes,
>QSL cards, etc.
>
>Yesterday, I noticed that I have perhaps another 15 or so QSO's confirmed
>using the EQSL service. I know that currently the league does not accept EQSL
>for awards credit (nor LoTW when it comes to VUCC). But I also noticed that
>EQSL now offers a service where I can have the cards printed out and mailed to
>me.
>
>My question is this. If I opt to have those confirmed contacts printed out and
>mailed to me, would they then be acceptable for VUCC credit?
>
>73,
>
Les, Personally I do not see this as any different than a QSL manager
sending out cards for those he/ she manages. I guess if you came to me with
80 verified cards and 20 EQSL cards I would approve them. However if you
cane to me with 80 EQSL cards and 20 verified I would tell you to go away.
At some point there has to be a decision by ARRL on this point.
Carl Steckler W2SGX
VUCC / WAS Awards Manager
"For Those who fought for it,
Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know."
Unknown Marine, Khe Sahn, Vietnam
Semper Fi
Carl Steckler W2SGX
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