[CQ-Contest] [VHFcontesting] What cost and expected benefit tocompete?

[Shelby Summerville]

Doug Smith W9WI wrote: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/08/12/108/?nc=1

Thanks to Ray, N9JA, ICOM America has been doing this for NAQP RTTY
 for 3 years. Not sure what took ARRL so long to "get on board"? I'm also
curious about " Contest award plaques lacking club or individual sponsorship
typically cost their winners $60 to $70 apiece", as NAQP Plaques cost less
than $40.00, including shipping?

Shelby Summerville, K4WW
Awards Manager, NAQP