<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div><span>Tom,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>This is very interesting. And I have an idea - How about if MIVUS sponsors an award for working all the Michigan Grids? We could call is the Golden Mitten award or something.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style:
normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>That would be a lot of fun!</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div></div><div><br><br></div><div>Dave DeVos - KF8QL - 616-706-8736<br>http://www.davedevos.com<br>http://www.mythinplace.com<br></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Tom <k8tb@bosscher.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> mivus@mivus.org <br> <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 15, 2014 7:27 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Mich VHF UHF Society] An award that may be tough to achieve...<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>So I was sitting around thinking the other night. I know, Tom thinking.<br><br>I was looking at the 6 meter FFMA award. 488 contiguous states. The deal <br>is, if even 100 sq feet of US land touches that grid, is is part of the <br>488.<br><br>So I investigated Michigan. Please correct and challenge me on this, but <br>I show Michigan qualifies for 24 grids. They are:<br><br><br>EN 58<br>EN 57 67<br>EN46 56 66 76 86<br>EN 55 65 75 85<br>EN 64 74 84<br>EN 63 73 74<br>EN 62 72 82<br>EN 61 71
81<br><br><br>We all know EN86 and EN67 have very small slivers of Michigan, well <br>check out EN58. The FFMA rules state that you just have to work the <br>grid, not necessarily a US ham inside that grid. Our Canadians friends <br>help us out on that.<br><br>So I would like to ask the question. Has any one on this list worked all <br>24 Michigan grids, on all bands combined, 6 meter and above? Or even <br>just 6?<br><br>I was surprised to see how few I've worked, part due to the doughnut <br>affect on 6.<br><br>Would it be interesting to look at a possible award for working all 24 <br>Michigan grids? (and maybe start at 16 and 20 grids?)<br><br>Just curious on who has the bragging rights for the most Michigan grids.<br><br>Merry Christmas<br><br>Tom K8TB<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>MiVUS mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:MiVUS@mivus.org" href="mailto:MiVUS@mivus.org">MiVUS@mivus.org</a><br>subscribe/unsubscribe <a
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