I guess that my original idea was that of comparing the relative value of
the certificate. The two certificates that I value most are 5BWAZ and DXCC.
Now 5BWAZ certificate requires only 200 confirmations for this premier
certificate. The #1 DXCC requires a little more than 330. At .12 per
confirmation this is FAR FAR less than the cost of the WPX award. I am sure
that some folks think that the WPX is a very valuable award.
To this end the records I keep for DXCC and WAZ are both very careful. I
frankly don't keep records or cards for WPX, so the idea that I would send
these cards to a checker is out of the question. I think the 24 - 40 dollars
is a good value for these two certificates, while $200 - 300
For WPX...not so much.
This is of course my opinion, and it may be very different than yours.
Bill W5VX
-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Oliver Dröse
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 2:26 PM
To: Timothy Coker
Cc: CQ Contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WPX and LOTW
Tim,
ever heard of "the bureau"? Will cost nothing (at least internationally for
US operators) except membership in your local society (ARRL for US). Just to
add still another point of view. ;-)
73, Olli - DH8BQA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Coker" <n6win73@gmail.com>
To: "Bill Parry" <bparry@rgv.rr.com>
Cc: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 12:26 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WPX and LOTW
> Or it could cost $1582.20 in postage, assuming first class US mail SASE
> sent to each of those prefixes for a hard card. Plus figure in 1758 QSL
> cards, envelopes, labels, pens, hand cramps, paper cut hands, bloated
> tongue, and such... then there is still the awards checking portion of
> sending the cards somewhere or taking them to someone.
>
> Just another way of looking at it... :)
>
> I am also probably not going to confirm all my prefixes, but for those who
> want that paper the ARRL and CQ Magazine has given them a great cost
> savings method of doing so.
>
> 73,
>
> Tim / N6WIN.
>
> www.n6win.com
>
> On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Bill Parry <bparry@rgv.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> I thought I would check out the WPX provision on LOTW this morning. I
>> have
>> a
>> bunch of prefixes from all the contests over the years and I thought it
>> might be cool to have the certificate. I went through the process and it
>> said that I have 1758 prefixes. Seems reasonable. The final page shows
>> that
>> 1758 confirmations will cost $210.96 at $.12 per confirmation. That seems
>> pretty expensive so I guess that I'll have to just do without that one!
>>
>> Bill W5VX
>>
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