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<td>Contest Club News</td>
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<td>Sat, 15 Oct 2016 23:07:46 +0000</td>
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<td>Jahnke, Bart, W9JJ <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:w9jj@arrl.org"><w9jj@arrl.org></a></td>
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<td>Contest <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:contest@arrl.org"><contest@arrl.org></a></td>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Dear Contest Clubs:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The below may be of interest to you or
your club members.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">* Sweepstakes Records - thanks to the
efforts of N5KO and K5OT, complete sets of Sweepstakes records
for both modes are now available at
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes">http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes</a>
and
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.arrl.org/contest-records">http://www.arrl.org/contest-records</a>
. The records are available by category, by division, and by
section. A complete list of winners by category, extending
back to the first Sweepstakes in 1930, is also provided. For
fans of statistics, the number of logs submitted each year and
a cross-reference of call signs is also provided. This is
some nice work! Is there a record in your location or
favorite category that might be within reach this year?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">* Sweepstakes Participation Update - the
package of information explaining how to participate in
Sweepstakes, including all the rules and examples of log
formatting, has been updated by Sweepstakes Manager K5OT and
is downloadable from
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes">http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes</a>
. Is your club or public service team thinking about giving
Sweepstakes a try this year? Direct your members to this
informative document and get them up to speed!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">* Affiliated Club Competition - as
reported earlier, the new system for submitting club
eligibility lists has been under test - and is now available
online at
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://contest-clubs.arrl.org">http://contest-clubs.arrl.org</a>
. Club secretaries can submit their list of eligible members
by uploading a file or via copy-and-paste from a list to
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://">http://</a>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://contest-clubs.arrl.org/upload.php">http://contest-clubs.arrl.org/upload.php</a>
. The club's section or the center of the club's circle must
be included in the upload. Information about how to submit a
list is available at
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.arrl.org/contest-club-tools">www.arrl.org/contest-club-tools</a>
. Work is ongoing to make each list available for public
inspection and it will be announced when that capability is
available. <u> Because an email confirmation is used to be
sure each list is authentic, be sure the information for
your club is up to date in the ARRL's Club Affiliation
records as the authentication email will be sent to the
email address on file in your Club Affiliation record</u>.
For now, just the UPLOAD function is enabled – the SEARCH
option will be activated as soon as club eligibility list
display testing is completed.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">As an example, your eligible member file
will appear similarly to the below:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Full club name: ARRL HQ Operators
Club<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Club locator: FN31pr<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Eligible member: W9JJ,FN31un<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Eligible member: KA1RWY,FN31us<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Eligible member: NN1N,FN31wv<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">etc<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">This is list of only your eligible
members who reside in and operate from within your club
territory (some clubs have members that are not eligible to be
included in this list due to their residency or operating
location if outside the territory).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Remember that the deadline for
submitting an eligibility list is now the start of each
contest - 2100 UTC on November 5th for CW Sweepstakes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">If you have questions about any aspect
of Sweepstakes, or Contest Club Eligibility Lists, please
contact us. We'll be glad to help!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">73,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Bart Jahnke, W9JJ<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Contest Branch Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">ARRL - The national association for
Amateur Radio™<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">225 Main St<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Newington CT 06111<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">860-594-0232<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:w9jj@arrl.org">w9jj@arrl.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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