HI Peter and others interested in this topic....I have always said that
if you have a REAL QSL card, you can use it for whatever awards happen
to be laying around. A real QSL card works for grids, states, Zones,
DXCC, whatever.
73 Marshall K5QE
On 4/22/2019 1:11 PM, Peter Laws wrote:
Woolweaver is no longer a Director in the West Gulf Division. And I'm
OK with that. :-)
If you try to get ARRL to support this you will get something that may
have the same name as what you propose but will be different for
reasons unknown to mere mortals.
Also, as for using existing credits ... ha. I am a big user of (and
proponent of) LOTW but I am tired of paying for a credit for a QSO
every time I apply it to an award. If I make a QSO with "Bob" in,
say, FN31, I will pay a fee to use that QSO for VUCC. Fine, works for
me. If I apply for WAS and submit that same QSO for CT, I pay a fee
again. If I apply for DXCC and submit that same QSO for USA, I pay a
fee again. If I apply for WAZ and submit that same QSO ... you get
the picture. Raise the per-QSO fee -- someone has to pay for the
system and that someone is me -- but don't charge me every single time
I use the *exact same* QSO. Pleased there is new blood on the Board.
Peter
DXCCx4, WASx6, VUCC/50MHz ...
On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 12:53 PM K7XC Tim Marek <k7xcnv1@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Les,
Your assumptions about what its like to operate in the West hold no Water
as well.
The Entire West has an Active Weak Signal VHF population equal to that of
FN31 alone.
Yes Tall Mountains are a huge advantage but people to work are far and few
between on 2M let alone 10GHz.
Tim - K7XC - DM09jh.... sk
Adapt, Overcome,, Succeed!
On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 4:36 PM Les Rayburn <les@highnoonfilm.com> wrote:
I completely misspoke, and apologize.
The Southeast Division of the ARRL is represented on the league’s Boar of
Directors by Greg Sarratt, W4OZK who is active on weak signal VHF/UHF.
We’ve been informed that the creation of new awards falls to the Board of
Directors. If you’re supportive of the proposal to create a new Five Band
VUCC Award (5BVUCC) please contact your director. Currently, these are:
Tom Abernethy, W3TOM, Atlantic Division
Kermit Carlson, W9XA, Central Division
Matt Holden, KØBBC, Dakota Division
David Norris, K5UZ, Delta Division
Dale Williams, WA8EFK, Great Lakes Division
Ria Jairam, N2RJ, Hudson Division
Rod Blocksome, KØDAS, Midwest Division
Fred Hopengarten, K1VR, New England Division
Mike Ritz, W7VO, Northwestern Division
Jim Tiemstra, K6JAT, Pacific Division
George “Bud” Hippisley, W2RU, Roanoke Division
Jeff Ryan, KØRM, Rocky Mountain Division
Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, Southeastern Division
Dick Norton, N6AA, Southwestern Division
David Woolweaver, K5RAV, West Gulf Division Director
The proposal is for the league to create a new Five Band VUCC Award that
would be earned by achieving five individual band VUCC Awards. This would
be similar to the Five Band DXCC Award which has proven to be very popular.
This award would be relatively easy to implement within Logbook of the
World, and require no significant changes to existing VUCC Rules.
Six Meter VUCC and Satellite VUCC are probably the easiest to achieve
regardless of geography. Those of us in the East will find 2 Meters, 222,
and 432 easier to earn, though WSJT Meteor Scatter and EME open these up to
large parts of the country as well.
Those in the Western states have easier access to high peaks within range
of the five grids required to earn the award on Microwaves.
With effort, this award should be achievable to almost any amateur willing
to make the necessary commitment.
So far, the idea has received a lot of support within the VHF/UHF
Community.
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
Maylene, AL
EM63nf
AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
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