<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Folks,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I just posted the below to the CQ-Contest Reflector.  It includes announcements on recent contest results that have posted, contest plaque sponsorships available, and the upcoming ARRL DX Contest details and deadlines.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">This is a copy to share same with the VHF community as well...</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">73 Bart W9JJ</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">============================================================================================</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">All,</p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">ARRL has posted Full and Preliminary
Results for three recent ARRL Contests:</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">- ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest -
Full Results</span></p>

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Preliminary Results</span></p>

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Preliminary Results</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">To view these event results, see
<a href="http://contests.arrl.org/and" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://contests.arrl.org/</a> then chose
an event name at left, then chose the Contest Results tab at left (or go to <a href="http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles</a>,
chose a year, then scroll down).</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">ARRL still has a number of
unsponsored plaques available for the 2019 RTTY Roundup, 2019 ARRL DX and 2019
ARRL June VHF Contests.  See the bottom
of the page at <a href="http://www.arrl.org/plaques-and-awards#" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://www.arrl.org/plaques-and-awards#</a>
for more information.  Plaques are $75
(shipped), payable by check to "ARRL Contest Plaques", 225 Main St,
Newington CT 06111. Be sure to contact the ARRL Contest Branch to confirm
availability.</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The ARRL DX CW Contest is this
coming weekend. Here are important dates/items to remember:</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">- ARRL DX CW - starts 0000 UTC
February 16 and ends 2359 UTC February 17, 2019.  The Log submission DEADLINE is 2359 UTC
February 24, 2019 (7 days after the event).</span></p>

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UTC March 2 and ends 2359 UTC March 3, 2019. Log submission DEADLINE is 2359
UTC February 24, 2019 (7 days after the event).</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">- Upload your Cabrillo log before
the event's log deadline (you can upload your log as many times as needed to
make any corrections) to <a href="https://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://contest-log-submission.arrl.org/</a>
(if you upload more than once, your highest upload confirmation number will be
your competition log for the event).</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">- Confirm your uploaded
Cabrillo log has been received at <a href="http://contests.arrl.org/logsreceived.php" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://contests.arrl.org/logsreceived.php</a>
 Categories and claimed score will become
viewable at 5 days after the log deadline for the event.</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bart Jahnke, W9JJ</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Contest Branch Manager</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ARRL - The
national association for Amateur Radio™</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">225 Main St</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Newington CT 06111</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">860-594-0232</p>

<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:w9jj@arrl.org">w9jj@arrl.org</a></p></div></div>