[VHFcontesting] Re: Question on Certificates for the 2001 CQ VHF Contest

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Hi all -

I believe David was confusing the CQ World Wide VHF Contest (of which Gene is former Director and about which he was writing) with ARRL VHF contests. Just to clarify, CQ's contest certificates have ALWAYS been awarded solely on the basis of achievement and we have never offered "participation awards." 

I hope you will all mark the 2003 CQ World Wide VHF Contest on your calendars, this coming July 19-20. It is a 6/2-meter-only event. Rules will be in next June's CQ and on the CQ magazine website at <www.cq-amateur-radio.com>. The 2002 rules are there now; we don't anticipate many changes for 2003.

73,
Rich Moseson, W2VU
Editor, CQ

In a message dated 11/27/2002 9:31:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, ke4yyd at earthlink.net writes:

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> 
> Gene,
> 
> What certificates?  At one time they were handing out participation awards
> to all who paid for them.
> Will there be certificates in all categories that given in the past?
> 
> I am a small time contester.  I don't have the finances to work all bands so
> I decided to concentrate on a good two meter station.  I didn't choose six
> meters as I felt that one was tied to the "luck of the draw" on the e's for
> competitive scores.  By concentrating on two meters and honing my skills  I
> was able to become the North Florida section two meter winner in every
> contest for the past several years.  I always received a certificate for
> these accomplishments and a nice boldface type B in my listing in QST
> indicating my success.  I did not see any such recognition on the current
> web report.  Perhaps that will come later as you said before be patient.
> 
> The question, will their be recognition of the individual band winners in
> each section as it was in the past?
> 
> David  KE4YYD  EL79rv
>