I was intrigued by this award as well when I saw it in the ARRL
Letter. I'd say whoever gets certificate No. 1 will have to beg quite
a bit, but lots of people will get it through regular contest
operating. With only 5,874 QSOs uploaded in part-time contesting on
all modes (since early 2006 when I got this call), I need 5 states on
CW, 2 on RTTY and 3 on phone. I can see a lot of regular contesters
becoming eligible for it in one contest season with a little luck.
Work the summer NAQP in all three modes, then work CQWW RTTY, both
modes of SS, and maybe the 160m and 10m contests. If you need a few
more on RTTY go through January and work the RTTY Roundup. Decent ops
will easily exceed my measly QSO total in the fall season, and with a
little luck you'll have the confirmations you need shortly thereafter.
It's an interesting award. I'm usually not an award chaser but I might
apply for this one when I qualify.
73,
Chris WF3C
Orlando, FL
Message: 3
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:49:32 -0700
From: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] ARRL Triple Play Award
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From the latest ARRL Letter:
"The Board voted to create a Triple Play Award. This new award, set to
be implemented by January 2009, will be given to those amateurs who
achieve Worked All States (WAS) on voice, CW and digital modes. All 150
QSLs must be exclusively via Logbook of The World (LoTW). Only those
contacts made after the awards start date will be eligible."
The award itself sounds interesting, but the LoTW requirement makes it
even more interesting. I wonder how long (and how many contacts) it
will take someone to achieve certificate #1. It's entirely possible to
work all states on a particular mode in a single weekend contest (K7ZB
and I have even done it twice as M/S on 160m), but getting all
confirmations through LoTW sounds quite challenging. I'm not trying to
knock LoTW, but at the current hit ratio most users report for the
system, this seems like less of an operating award and more like a
recruitment award ... i.e., how effective are you at sending emails
after the contact and begging folks to upload their logs to LoTW.
Maybe that was the League's intent.
73,
Dave AB7E
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