I absolute love it Doug. Can I show up to Hara with my pearl-handled (or is
it ivory handled) Colt .45 ACPs? Might be a bit more dangerous amongst the
drunks in the SMC suite or in the 2d floor hallway after the Contest
banquet...
http://www.loftcinema.com/files/PattonMoviePosterLarge.jpg
73 Rich NN3W
----- Original Message -----
From: <kr2q@optimum.net>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 7:41 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Awards: no more wood?
> Someone said that plaques are heavy, expensive to ship, take a long time,
> etc.
>
> He is right! And you can't "show them off" unless someone stops by your
> QTH.
>
> How about cashing in your old wooden plaques for medals and ribbons? Not
> only are they
> less expensive to ship (not sure about cost), but you can wear them to
> your favorite
> ham event and show off in public.
>
> I have always been impressed with the Soviet style of recognition. They
> really seemed
> to "get it right." Of course, lots of others do a similar thing.
>
> http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t054/T054776A.jpg
>
> http://members.tripod.com/otlichnik/VP2.jpg
>
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00206/PETRAEUS_206954a.gif
>
> http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2007-08-25-PaceMedals2005.jpg
>
> http://wwii-militaria.net/images/French_19.jpg
>
> http://www.antoniogiuliano.com/images/ThorntonM.jpg
>
> http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0ffR2VN7Ft2Qd/340x.jpg
>
> http://myhero.com/images/Community/Noor/g1_u42084_queennoor7.jpg
>
> Couldn't you just imagine yourself at the contest suites with a chest-full
> of medals?
> And what better photo for a M/M than to show off all of their ops than
> with
> everybody sitting there with a big smile and wearing all those medals of
> achievement?
>
> I think I have a couple CQ-M medals around here somewhere. There ARE
> pretty cool.
>
> de Doug KR2Q
>
>
>
> tic
>
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