[CQ-Contest] CQ-Contest Digest, Vol 255, Issue 16

[Jack Schuster]

I hear there is a Go Fund ME campaign to raise the totally unreasonable 484
million points although I think it will take some huge donations from the
likes of N6MJ, K1AR and KQ2M.  ...

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM <cq-contest-request at contesting.com> wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:04:34 +0000
> From: Doug Grant <dougk1dg at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] categories
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> To whom it may concern:
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> It has come to our attention that a Mr. David Jaffe, purporting to hold the
> amateur radio callsign WD6T, has recently published a set of allegedly new
> contest categories for an event called the "CQP".
>
> These categories bear a striking resemblance to categories used for many
> years in the annual Poisson d'Avril Contest.
>
> Notice is hereby served that Mr. David Jaffe (if indeed that is his real
> name, and not one being used remotely using one of those "Internet"
> connections) must immediately cyst and disease...oops, we meant cease and
> desist using these categories.
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> We will be filing a suit (or perhaps just a tasteful blazer and slacks)
> asking damages of 464 million points in approximately 10 days time.
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> On behalf of the Poisson d'Avril Contest Committee,
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> Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe
> Of counsel
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:51:51 -0400
> From: Steve Wojton NN2NN <swojton at roadrunner.com>
> To: Doug Grant <dougk1dg at gmail.com>
> Cc: CQ Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] categories
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> Doug, if successful in your endeavor, how will you distribute the penalty
> points among the faithful?
>
> 73,
> Steve NN2NN
> Niagara Frontier Radiosport
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Mar 21, 2024, at 5:05?PM, Doug Grant <dougk1dg at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > ?To whom it may concern:
> >
> > It has come to our attention that a Mr. David Jaffe, purporting to hold
> the
> > amateur radio callsign WD6T, has recently published a set of allegedly
> new
> > contest categories for an event called the "CQP".
> >
> > These categories bear a striking resemblance to categories used for many
> > years in the annual Poisson d'Avril Contest.
> >
> > Notice is hereby served that Mr. David Jaffe (if indeed that is his real
> > name, and not one being used remotely using one of those "Internet"
> > connections) must immediately cyst and disease...oops, we meant cease and
> > desist using these categories.
> >
> > We will be filing a suit (or perhaps just a tasteful blazer and slacks)
> > asking damages of 464 million points in approximately 10 days time.
> >
> > On behalf of the Poisson d'Avril Contest Committee,
> >
> > Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe
> > Of counsel
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