[UK-CONTEST] IOTA Contest Certificate

[Steve Jones]

David,
No exaggeration, it looks like a photocopy to me (either that or some inkjet printer ink residue), but the faint background logo doesn't help either. 

I appreciate the effort that goes into adjudicating and administrating the contests. I don't have the time to carry out such work, due to current work and family commitments (as witnessed by my lack of entries in the big contests during the last two/three years). However, if you give me some guidance regarding the format required for certificates, and send me decent scanned logos for the RSGb and IOTA, I am happy to spend some time drafting some alternative designs. My wife is arty, and has designed certificates for attendees of her training business courses etc (at reasonable cost), so between us we could probably come up with something for the HFCC to consider/play about with.   Feel free to email me with details of the format restrictions.

73

Steve GW0GEI
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David L Sharred 
  To: Steve Jones 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 8:26 PM
  Subject: RE: [UK-CONTEST] IOTA Contest Certificate


  I hope that Steve's comment was exaggerated re: photocopied certs. Blanks
  are normally bought in from a supplier; and are supplied direct to HQ.
  Steve - please confirm that you exaggerated your statement; or send me or
  Justin a personal reply to expand on this!

  We have requested people to offer alternative designs before, but, no-one
  has come up with one.  Not just for IOTA, but other RSGB events. I am not
  arty enough;  and spend a lot of time administering the results, as Chris
  acknowledges, before final submission to HQ.

  Chris is right; there was an alternative, but we were never able to
  reproduce it (personally Chris; it also needed some tarting up, in my
  opinion)

  I know it is an action again for HFCC to come up with another design; and I
  suspect we are in need of placing another order soon for contest certificate
  blanks.

  So , if anyone wants to  do something positive for a change; now's the time
  to offer alternative certificate designs!

  I will be glad to talk about the general formatting involved.

  73

  Dave
  G3NKC


  -----Original Message-----
  From: uk-contest-admin at contesting.com
  [mailto:uk-contest-admin at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Steve Jones
  Sent: 13 May 2002 20:03
  To: uk-contest at contesting.com
  Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] IOTA Contest Certificate


  My certificate for SO 12hour SSB arrived today too. Is it just me or is the
  quality of these bits of paper going down hill? A photocopied (badly)
  certificate on poor quality paper, which is about as inspiring as a used tea
  bag! Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed the contest, but when you compare
  this certificate with the ones i have had from DARC, ARRL, CQ etc it really
  stands out as how not to do it. I know cost is an issue, but my wife, who
  runs her own training business, can produce high quality certificates on a
  simple HP850c at very low cost. Maybe there is an economy drive on to help
  pay for a certain arrogant RSGB paid officer's salary increase this year?

  Off topic? - I don't think so, if it puts people off putting entries in.  I
  will certainly be taking a good look at the RSGB company accounts this year
  to see where the (reducing) subs are going.

  Rant over, flack jacket on.....................

  73

  Steve GW0GEI


    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Jim Martin
    To: uk-contest at contesting.com ; iota-contest at yahoogroups.com
    Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 10:59 AM
    Subject: [UK-CONTEST] IOTA Contest Certificate


    Certificate for GB5SI arrived today. (single op, 24hr mixed mode, 100w
    Island DXpedition)
    Thanks to all concerned with the very successful 2001 contest and  see you
    in July for the next one !
    Jim Martin
    MM0BQI/GB5SI

             *****      MM0BQI  HomePage at  www.qsl.net/mm0bqi       *****
       IOTA DXpedition to EU92   7-10 June and 26-29 July. Look out for GB5SI
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