Even contest certificates often take a year or two (although that
seems to have improved recently).
Bob, N7XY
On Mar 9, 2007, at 10:00 AM, Yuri VE3DZ wrote:
> I received my plaque for 2002 CQ 160 M CW Contest last year, thanks
> to the
> effort of Dave, K4JRB.
> Still "waiting" for two SAC plaques from 2001.
>
> So, yours is not a record, Bob. :-)
>
> 73 Yuri VE3DZ
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Shohet" <kq2m@earthlink.net>
> To: <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 1:27 PM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQ Contest Plaques - Many years old
>
>
>> I recently received two contest plaques for:
>>
>> 1) 2003 WPXSSB donated by Oms, PY5EG
>>
>> and,
>>
>> 2) 2004 WPXCW donated by Dennis, K7BV.
>>
>> First of all, many thanks to both of you
>> for sponsoring these plaques which I am
>> pleased to have in my shack.
>>
>> Second, I would have thanked you before now,
>> except that I received these plaques in
>> February 2007. Almost FOUR YEARS
>> after the 2003 WPXSSB contest. I had
>> long ago forgotten about the contests and
>> lost any hope that I would receive any plaques.
>>
>> Third, many thanks to the unknown volunteer(s)
>> who was/were kind enough to unearth them,
>> package them up and mail them to me. I
>> don't know who you are, but I appreciate your effort
>> on behalf of myself and the generous sponsors.
>>
>> Four, I wonder how the plaque sponsors feel
>> about such extreme delays? Do they wonder
>> if the plaques were received? Do they know if
>> they were NOT received? Do they wonder
>> if people get the plaques and don't have the
>> courtesy to thank them?
>>
>> I wonder if such extreme delays in delivering
>> the plaques would turn off other potential
>> sponsors? That would be a loss to all of us.
>>
>> Five, part of the fun of getting a plaque, certificate,
>> whatever, is receiving it in a TIMELY fashion
>> while you can still remember the contest. This is
>> almost completely lost when you are dealing with
>> two and three year delays!
>>
>> I am curious to see what other contesters and award sponsors
>> think. It seems to me that if you are going to sponsor
>> a contest, then you have a responsibility to "deliver the goods"
>> in a reasonable time frame.
>>
>> 73
>> Bob KQ2M
>
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