[VHFcontesting] [VHF] VUCC Card Checking Question

Kutzko, Sean, KX9X kx9x at arrl.org
Wed Jan 28 16:35:48 EST 2009


Gentlemen-

While I am not the ARRL Awards Manager, I am an active VHF'er and monitor these lists. I forwarded these questions to Bill Moore, NC1L, who is ARRL Awards Manager. (Eileen Sapko hasn't been with ARRL in over a year).


QSOs confirmed by eQSL are not valid for any ARRL award. If you require further clarification on this, you can reach Bill at bmoore at arrl.org. 

I continue to lobby hard for VUCC inclusion in LOTW. It will be added, but there are simply higher priorities on the Web Development team's long list of things to do first.

73,

Sean Kutzko KX9X
Contest Branch Manager
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio
225 Main Street
Newington, CT  06111 USA
(860) 594-0232
email: kx9x at arrl.org



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu on behalf of Carl Steckler
Sent: Wed 1/28/2009 4:29 PM
To: Les Rayburn; vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu; VHF  Contesting Reflector
Subject: Re: [VHF] VUCC Card Checking Question
 
At 03:37 PM 1/28/2009, Les Rayburn wrote:
>Please pardon another newbie question, but here goes.
>
>I'm actively trying to earn VUCC on a number of bands including 6 Meters. In
>the case of that band, operating for one year has netted me 141 grids using my
>indoor antenna and 100 watts. Unfortunately, it's only need something like 35
>confirmations of those QSO's. The cost of gathering them has been no small
>affair either, with hundreds of dollars spent already on postage, envelopes,
>QSL cards, etc.
>
>Yesterday, I noticed that I have perhaps another 15 or so QSO's confirmed
>using the EQSL service. I know that currently the league does not accept EQSL
>for awards credit (nor LoTW when it comes to VUCC). But I also noticed that
>EQSL now offers a service where I can have the cards printed out and mailed to
>me.
>
>My question is this. If I opt to have those confirmed contacts printed out and
>mailed to me, would they then be acceptable for VUCC credit?
>
>73,
>

Les, Personally I do not see this as any different than a QSL manager 
sending out cards for those he/ she manages. I guess if you came to me with 
80 verified cards and 20 EQSL cards I would approve them. However if you 
cane to me with 80 EQSL cards and 20 verified I would tell you to go away. 
At some point there has to be a decision by ARRL on this point.
Carl Steckler W2SGX
VUCC / WAS Awards Manager


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Semper Fi
Carl Steckler W2SGX 
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