At 05:13 PM 4/9/02 -0400, n1nk wrote: >wes, I am an arrl field checker. alas will not be at visalia as I am in >rhode island.
Too bad. This will be my first time. > >first, 120 is not the limit. 10 bucks gets you 1 -> 120 qsos. additional >qsos cost a few cents each. so if you have 150 or so then it probably makes >sense to pay the incremental cost for the additional qsos. there is an >upper limit on the financial aspects of the equation but I have not run >through the math. look at the application and do the math for your >situation. it may be more expensive to do multiple 120 qso submittals in a >year than add on to the first. Okay, but I was going by Rule 14, "b) Endorsements and new applications may be presented in person at ARRL HQ, and at certain ARRL conventions. When presented in this manner, such applications shall be limited to 120 QSOs maximum, and a $5.00 handling charge will apply, in addition to other applicable fees." > >hard limits are 'no 160 meter qsos' and 'no qsos older than 10 years' > >as far as the details of getting the relevant data out of dxbase. good >luck. I do this kind of thing manually. hi. I assume that there will be >tons of comments and help. We live in hope. Thanks, Wes
