Plaques??? Did someone say PLAQUES?????
While the CQ 160 is indeed a fine contest - we should note that the upcoming Stew Perry Topband Distance challenge also has plaques. Has N2NT's wife sponsored a plaque? I think not!! Here is the current list: SponsorPlaquePaid AA4XX Top Score, Multi-Op World QRP Paid Boring ARC Top Score, Vintage Station, Single-Op Low-Power pre 1963 TX and RX Paid Dawn Tyree Sunrise Award, Top Score, Single-Op World High-Power, limited to two hours prior to sunrise Paid EI2CN Top QSOs, W/VE/XE with EI/British Isles 2019 + 2020 EI4HQ Top Score, Single-Op High-Power Europe Paid K1EP Top Score, Operator < 21 years old Pending K5WA Top # Grids, Single-Op minimally directional antennas (TX and RX) Paid K6ND Top Score, Single-Op World (K6SE Memorial) Paid K7CA Top Score, Zone 22 Paid K7CA Top Score, Zone 24 Paid K7FL Top Score, 100% Search-and-Pounce Paid K7RAT Top Score, Single-Op High-Power, Southern Hemisphere Paid L1AR - Dr. Beldar Top Score, Single-Op, Temp Antennas Paid KL7RA Top QSOs, Single-Op Paid N4YDU Top Score, Single-Op Low-Power USA Paid N7GP Top # NA Grids, Single-Op Zone 25 Paid N7UA Top Score, Single-Op, High-Power World Paid N9TF Top Score, Single-Op USA Low-Power, Multiband vertical, non-resonant, tuner in shack Paid N9TF Back yard special (Top Score, Single-Op Low-Power USA, < 4500 Sq Ft lot, < 35' high random wire) Pending NQ6N Highest score from working LP or QRP stations Pending VE9AA 2001 A Space Odyssey - Single-Op Score closest to 2001 points Paid VK6GX Heroic Tropical QRN Fighters, Top Score, Single-Op +/- 15 degrees latitude Paid VK6VZ Flying Doctors of VK Baseball Cap for Top Score, Nothern Hemisphere working Southern Hemisphere Paid W1KM Top Score, Single-Op Scandinavia Paid W2GD Team Top QSOs, NA/SA by EU Station Paid W7RH Top Score, Asia Single-Op Low-Power Paid WA6CDR Top # Grids, N5IA Memorial Paid If you would like to add another plaque to this list - please contact [email protected] in the next 7 days. 73 Tree N6TR Temporary Plaquemeister - Boring Amateur Radio Club On Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 7:16 AM Andy Blank <[email protected]> wrote: > Happy holidays everyone. > > Please check out the rules page for the upcoming CQ160 Contest in 2020. > There have been some changes, mostly for the better I hope. > > These include: > > Low Power is now limited to 100W only. > Assistance is allowed in QRP category. > Single Op Low Power now has both Assisted and Unassisted categories.. > > Some language has been changed to make things clearer, and to be uniform > with other CQ Contest rules. > > Please also check out the PLAQUES that have been sponsored. > There are some plaques that are not yet funded, and we are looking for more > sponsors. Any additional categories can be offered as well if you have an > idea. > Send me an email and I will forward to K1DG our plaque manager, who can > arrange it for you. > > > Rules here: > https://cq160.com/rules.htm > > Plaques here: > https://cq160.com/plaques.htm > > 73, Andy N2NT > Director CQ160 Contest > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
