[CQ-Contest] Certificates for ARRL DX - a great motivator for newcontesters

[Radio KØHB]

They’re a motivator for oldcontesters too.

I completely agree with the notion of invoking the “CERTIFICATES:NO” tag.

But I don’t agree with abandoning the practice of certificates for winning your category.  I have a hard enough time even just winning grid EN34gx (shared with N0AT) so I always enjoy whatever modest recognition that my efforts produce.

73, de Hans, K0HB




From: Jim Stahl via CQ-Contest
Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 2:41 PM
To: rjairam at gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Certificates for ARRL DX - a great motivator for newcontesters

Printed certificates do matter to experienced contesters; they are a waste of the ARRL’s money. I’d rather have that money go to something more useful like spectrum defense or RFI mitigation, than spending over a dollar to send me a certificate saying I was the top low power all band section award winner in a VHF contest. (I think they even send those certificates to those who merely had the high score on a single band.)

ARRL ought to adopt support of the Cabrillo "CERTIFICATES: NO” tag.  I’ve suggested this to my division director, who seemed receptive. But apparently at the last Board meeting there was too much other stuff going on.


73  -  Jim   K8MR


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