[VHFcontesting] 5 Band VUCC Award

[Peter Laws]

On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com> wrote:


> onto the air. It also simplifies the programming requirements for Logbook of
> the World in implementing the new award, and makes it faster for the ARRL to
> implement the new award.

Ignoring the "programming requirements" for LOTW (which is in need of
a ground-up re-write, but never mind that) ... this is where a lot of
the 6-and-up crowd fall down.

I've got nearly 200 grids worked on 6 but I've only got half that
confirmed.  I have had several of those (I should count them)
confirmed but the op never put a grid square in his TQSL station
location.  We really, really need to get everyone on VHF to get on
LOTW.

I would never have bothered with 50-MHz VUCC were in not for LOTW.
Too expensive at over $3 per QSO by mail!  With LOTW, it was
reasonable so as soon as I got grid #100 confirmed, I clicked "apply".
 Will get my 125 sticker that way, too ... if only more VHF ops would
join!

And on 144 MHz, I'm only 91 confirmed grids short of VUCC!  :-D


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