[VHFcontesting] NFL threatens Contest...CWAC CWAC

Eric Smith kb7dqh at donobi.net
Fri Jan 20 22:31:26 EST 2006


Oh by the way... Reporting... Figure out what your "NFC
Championship Challenge" score is and send it my way...
 Then I can figure out who won, and I will let you all know
just as soon as I get back from the rove and look over the
results.
Eric
KB7DQH




> > > > 
> > > > It has  come to my attention that there may be a
> > > > significant reduction in the number of participants
> > in
> > > > this
> > > > year's ARRL January VHF sweepstakes, caused by a
> > certain
> > > > National Football Championship game to be played
> here
> > in
> > > > Seattle.  At least during the period of  time
> > televised
> > > > coverage of the game occurs.
> > > > 
> > > > What I propose is a mechanism of enhancing
> >  participation
> > > > in the Janury contest during this period.
> > > > 
> > > > During this period of time during the NFC
> > Championship
> > > > game, one takes the points and multipliers worked
> >  and
> > > > DOUBLES them.   Essentially one takes the final
> score
> > > > before the televised game coverage begins and
> records
> > > > that
> > > > separately.  Take the score at the point coverage
> > ends,
> > > > subtract the game start score from the game end
> > score,
> > > > multiply by two, and there you go... the ARRL
> January
> > VHF
> > > > sweepstakes NFL NFC Championship Challenge.
> > > > 
> > > > I suspect it would be a challenge trying to find
> > anyone
> > > > on
> > > > the air during  the game, especially here in the
> > PNWVHFS
> > > > club territory, where the home team, if they win
> will
> > in
> > > > the first time in its history play in the
> superbowl.
> > > > 
> > > > To further enhance the rover experience during this
> > time
> > > > period the exchange would be augmented by the game
> > score
> > > > at
> > > > the time the exhange takes place, or something like
> 
> > > > W1NFC/Rover here is K2NFL, You are 5-9 in CM88,
> > 23-10,
> > > > Seahawks, 4th Quarter, five minutes on the clock,
> 73
> > and
> > > > good luck in the contest.
> > > > 
> > > > Rover bonus: Complete score reports copied count as
> > bonus
> > > > point.
> > > > 
> > > > Whaddya think???
> > > > Eric
> > > > KB7DQH
> > > > 
> > >
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