+++++++++++++++++++++ Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 08:15:34 -0400 From: W2AGN To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] (Fwd) [DX-NEWS] New QRP WARC-Speed DX Challenge! Someone may want to forward this to "other" QRP-oriented lists. Sounds like fun. (And, let's not start the old "no contests on WARC" argument) ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Is the hiss on 10-meters getting you down? Are you longing for those days of endless DX? Has your beam not moved in a week? Here's a remedy...K7SS and N0AX, along with the Western Washington DX Club, and ably assisted by the Amazing Bruce Horn WA7BNM announce: The QRP WARC-Speed DX Challenge! The objective of this program is to work as many DXCC Entities as possible using QRP on the WARC bands (30, 17, and 12-meters) between 0000Z June 1, 2003 and 2359Z May 31, 2004. QRP is defined as 5 watts output on digital (any data-transfer protocol) or CW and 10 watts PEP on SSB. (If you want to work QRP on AM or FM, be our guest...) Certificates will be awarded for - the top three totals from each CQ Zone in each of the categories below - for working 100 entities on any single band. This program recognizes achievement by zone - so you'll be competing against your peers! Each month, results will be posted in the following categories: 17-meter CW, 17-meter Phone, 17-meter Digital, 17-meter Total 12-meter CW, 12-meter Phone, 12-meter Digital, 12-meter Total 30-meter CW, 30-meter Digital Total CW, Total Phone, Total Digital, Total Overall Enter as many or as few categories as you like. The Web site will just report what you enter each month - you're responsible for keeping the total up-to-date. Here's the fun part - no QSL cards, no cumbersome paperwork! At the end of each month, WA7BNM will post a score submittal form on the 3830 Score Submittal Web page at http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/. You enter your totals and - as if by magic - the updated totals will be posted to the 3830 contest score reflector and CQ-contest reflectors (and forwarded to the DX and QRP reflectors, as well). At the end of the year, you'll be able to download your nice certificate! The honor system rules! No padding your totals with the ones that you "almost" worked. No calling somebody at 100 watts (or more) and then asking for them to "stand by for my QRP signal". Let me answer the first question - no, this is not a contest! (Contests, by gentleman's agreement, are not conducted on the WARC bands.) It is no more a contest than the DXCC single-band awards or the DXCC DeSoto Cup. Competitive, yes, contest, no. If you'd like to sponsor your own certificate or prize, by all means do so - just send me an email and I'll post the list of awards to the reflectors. Challenge the other guys in the local club - have your own competition using wire antennas or mobile or on odd-numbered days or ??? How many do you think you can work in a year? The WWDXC sponsored a one-year QRP DX competition and K7RI worked 247 DXCC entities. 247!!! It can be done - just get busy. After the end of each month, log on to the Web site http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/ and dump in your totals. Amaze your friends! Heck - amaze yourself! 73, Ward N0AX n0ax at arrl.net ------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, dx-news at pro-usa.net Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net ------------------------------------------------------- ------- End of forwarded message ------- --- +-++-++-++-++-+ John L. Sielke |W||2||A||G||N| http://www.w2agn.net [UPDATED] +-++-++-++-++-+ Ex-K3HLU,TF2WKT,W7JEF,W4MPC,N4JS ===================== NJ QRP Club Mailing List ===================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to listserver at applegate.org and put the text "unsubscribe njqrp" in the message. To post a message to the list, send email to njqrp at njqrp.org. ++++++++++++++++++ Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 11:05:44 -0700 From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft Organization: Elecraft To: k4wtf at enterzone.net Cc: W2AGN , elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] (Fwd) [DX-NEWS] New QRP WARC-Speed DX Challenge! I believe that certificates, like DXCC etc., are not considered contests for WARC band purposes. This one probably is in the acceptable gray zone ;^). 73, Eric WA6HHQ ----- k4wtf at enterzone.net wrote: > On Tue, 13 May 2003, W2AGN wrote: > >>The QRP WARC-Speed DX Challenge! >> >>The objective of this program is to work as many DXCC Entities as >>possible using QRP on the WARC bands (30, 17, and 12-meters) between >>0000Z June 1, 2003 and 2359Z May 31, 2004. > Not trying to be a spoil-sport here but, it as my understanding that the > WARC bands were "contest-free"... Did something change? > > 73 de John - K4WTF +++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++ Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 13:52:33 -0700 From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft Organization: Elecraft To: Thom LaCosta Cc: W2AGN , k6se at juno.com, elecraft at mailman.qth.net, k4wtf at enterzone.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] (Fwd) [DX-NEWS] New QRP WARC-Speed DX Challenge! OK folks - Let's end this thread now. We can let the folks on QRP-L and rec.radio.policy argue it out ;^) 73, Eric WA6HHQ Elecraft List Moderator ++++++++++++++++++