Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8383 invoked from network); 15 Mar 2001 02:51:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 15 Mar 2001 02:51:45 -0000 Received: (qmail 2120 invoked from network); 15 Mar 2001 02:51:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 15 Mar 2001 02:51:21 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14dNlS-0007e1-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 15 Mar 2001 02:45:22 +0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from jubilee.ns.sympatico.ca ([142.177.1.6] helo=mail-ns00s0.ns.sympatico.ca) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14dNlR-0007dw-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 15 Mar 2001 02:45:21 +0000 Received: from ns.sympatico.ca ([142.177.97.39]) by mail-ns00s0.ns.sympatico.ca (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-68925U141000L141000S0V35) with ESMTP id ca for ; Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:44:21 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <3AB07380.A2FAA6A4@ns.sympatico.ca> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 02:47:13 -0500 From: "John Currie" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: Transatlantic Challenge: the Canadian / Europe contacts References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi John I think you have made a wise choice. Thank you all from myself and Jack 73 de john VE1ZJ John W Gould wrote: > The three sponsors of the Transatlantic Challenge have considered the two > recent transatlantic contacts. We were impressed by the dedication, skill > and perseverance that was shown in each case. The contacts were so > incredible that we had not anticipate the ways in which they were achieved > when we devised the rules! > > In these unexpected circumstances, and taking into consideration the intent > behind setting up the Challenge that was to commemorate Peter Bobek's > practical and fun approach to amateur radio, we have unanimously decided to > award both contacts with special plaques to commemorate their achievements, > that is the contact between VA3LK, G3AQC, and the contact between VE1ZZ, > VE1ZJ and G3LDO. > > In these circumstances we will not make a further award for a Canadian and > European QSO. Further, we have clarified the rules for the case of the > outstanding USA to Europe QSO (once and if the FAA agree to licence the band > for amateur usage in the USA). > > I hope that all involved in this LF aspect of our hobby will accept this > outcome and continue the excellent work that is being done to improve and > innovate reception, transmission, and aerial technology. > > On behalf of my colleagues and their committees our appreciation goes out to > the work of those who we will be awarding plaques. But we would also like > to extend our appreciation to the work carried out by many others who have > made experimentation on this amateur allocation such an interesting and > absorbing hobby. > > Best 73 > > John Gould > G3WKL > RSGB HF Committee > > On behalf of DARC, AMRAD and RSGB