[NCC] Contest Club News

[Tim Duffy]

Dear Contest Clubs:

 

The below may be of interest to you or your club members.

 

* Sweepstakes Records - thanks to the efforts of N5KO and K5OT, complete
sets of Sweepstakes records for both modes are now available at
http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes and http://www.arrl.org/contest-records .
The records are available by category, by division, and by section.  A
complete list of winners by category, extending back to the first
Sweepstakes in 1930, is also provided.  For fans of statistics, the number
of logs submitted each year and a cross-reference of call signs is also
provided.  This is some nice work!  Is there a record in your location or
favorite category that might be within reach this year?

 


* Sweepstakes Participation Update - the package of information explaining
how to participate in Sweepstakes, including all the rules and examples of
log formatting, has been updated by Sweepstakes Manager K5OT and is
downloadable from http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes .  Is your club or public
service team thinking about giving Sweepstakes a try this year?  Direct your
members to this informative document and get them up to speed!

 

* Affiliated Club Competition - as reported earlier, the new system for
submitting club eligibility lists has been under test - and is now available
online at http://contest-clubs.arrl.org .  Club secretaries can submit their
list of eligible members by uploading a file or via copy-and-paste from a
list to http:// http://contest-clubs.arrl.org/upload.php .  The club's
section or the center of the club's circle must be included in the upload.
Information about how to submit a list is available at
www.arrl.org/contest-club-tools . Work is ongoing to make each list
available for public inspection and it will be announced when that
capability is available.  Because an email confirmation is used to be sure
each list is authentic, be sure the information for your club is up to date
in the ARRL's Club Affiliation records as the authentication email will be
sent to the email address on file in your Club Affiliation record.  For now,
just the UPLOAD function is enabled - the SEARCH option will be activated as
soon as club eligibility list display testing is completed.  

 

As an example, your eligible member file will appear similarly to the below:

 

Full club name:      ARRL HQ Operators Club

Club locator:           FN31pr

Eligible member:  W9JJ,FN31un

Eligible member:  KA1RWY,FN31us

Eligible member:  NN1N,FN31wv

etc

 

This is list of only your eligible members who reside in and operate from
within your club territory (some clubs have members that are not eligible to
be included in this list due to their residency or operating location if
outside the territory).

 

Remember that the deadline for submitting an eligibility list is now the
start of each contest - 2100 UTC on November 5th for CW Sweepstakes.

 

If you have questions about any aspect of Sweepstakes, or Contest Club
Eligibility Lists, please contact us.  We'll be glad to help!

 

73,

 

Bart Jahnke, W9JJ

Contest Branch Manager

ARRL - The national association for Amateur RadioT

225 Main St

Newington CT 06111

860-594-0232

w9jj at arrl.org