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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