[CQ-Contest] Replacement for Novice Roundup?

[Don Steele]

Tom, In 1989, I was the Iowa section leader as KB0BUV/T in the NR. That got 
me hooked. Today, I still do a little contesting as NT0F.

Don
NT0F

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why at verizon.net>
To: "CQ-Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Replacement for Novice Roundup?


> The NR was a fun contest.
>
> I have some old QST's here that I have looked back through at the NR 
> results
> and have always wondered if any of those 2x3 callsign Novice winners are
> still active in contesting with new calls.  Be interesting to see who they
> are now.  73
> Tom W7WHY
>
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>
>> As a participant in the 1966 Novice Roundup (NR), I have always had a 
>> soft
>> spot in my heart for that contest. I have been disappointed with the
>> ARRL's decision to discontinue it, and although the level of
>> novice/technician participation was pretty low at the end, they did 
>> little
>> to replace it, despite promises to do so.
>
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