Re: Topband: FW: The USA-CA Awards

2023-02-06 Thread Dave AA6YQ
+ AA6YQ comments below You point out what is really an inconsistent CQ rule for USA-CA (not allowing LotW QSOs and requiring paper QSLs). Of course this was the traditional way to submit when the program began and they had the little blue booklet you filled in the details, and you get your

Re: Topband: FW: The USA-CA Awards

2023-02-06 Thread AB2E Darrell
From: Topband on behalf of Jim Brown Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 9:03 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: FW: The USA-CA Awards On 2/6/2023 12:07 PM, uy0zg via Topband wrote: > I must be missing something again. The founder of the award creates the > p

Re: Topband: FW: The USA-CA Awards

2023-02-06 Thread Jim Brown
On 2/6/2023 12:07 PM, uy0zg via Topband wrote: I must be missing something again.  The founder of the award creates the program. I enter my LotW password there and it sees all my USA-CA. Or is it wrong? Perhaps I wrote poorly, Nick. Yes, the county information is there for LOTW users who

Re: Topband: FW: The USA-CA Awards

2023-02-06 Thread uy0zg via Topband
I must be missing something again. The founder of the award creates the program. I enter my LotW password there and it sees all my USA-CA. Or is it wrong? --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua Jim Brown писал 2023-02-06 21:27: On 2/6/2023 4:46 AM, Clive GM3POI wrote: Well I have never

Re: Topband: FW: The USA-CA Awards

2023-02-06 Thread Jim Brown
On 2/6/2023 4:46 AM, Clive GM3POI wrote: Well I have never checked from here, but I have worked WAS twice during a single weekend and have over 8600 Qs with the USA on 160. Great work on that, Clive! But have you done so in the last 3-4 years on any mode other than FT8? From my QTH near San

Re: Topband: FW: The USA-CA Awards

2023-02-06 Thread uy0zg via Topband
Hi Clive If the founders publish a sheet titled USA - 500 ( or 1000 )CW/SSB 160 m , then you should definitely send in an application for this award. It will be the most prestigious award for topbanders. All European crooks will drool with envy. It would be virtually impossible for a

Topband: FW: The USA-CA Awards

2023-02-06 Thread Clive GM3POI
Hi Nick, Well I have never checked from here, but I have worked WAS twice during a single weekend and have over 8600 Qs with the USA on 160. That is without trying to make a habit of working USA on a daily basis. So I am sure someone like me should have worked that award but just not claimed