[LCC] FW: [WriteLog] IARU HF Championship 2017 - multiplier list updated as 22 June

[w5wz at w5wz.com]

We have our friend Dave Patton NN1N at ARRL Headquarters to thank for 
this opportunity.  About 12 to 15 years ago, we managed to get the ARRL 
to send a headquarters representative to the Monroe Louisiana hamfest as 
a speaker.  Dave was the ARRL representative.  Mark K5ER and me were on 
the club's board at that time, so we had the responsibility to "host" 
the visitor.  Following the ARRL forum at the hamfest, in the few 
minutes that remained before having to take Dave back to the airport, 
the three of us were talking about contesting.

As I recall, Dave mentioned that he always saw K5ER and W5WZ in odd 
categories in the contest results, and asked us why.  We told him it was 
because we knew we could not compete with the big guns, especially 
W5WMU.  Dave told us that was a crazy strategy, and that if we wanted to 
get better, we needed to play in the big leagues.  His advice was "Think 
loud, be loud!  Get in there and mix it up with them!"  So we did.

Ever since that weekend, Dave has been a friend to us, and the Louisiana 
Contest Club.  Mark and I seek him out at Dayton Hamvention to keep in 
touch.  During contests, if we make a QSO, we often take time to say a 
quick hello.

So, that's the story!

--Scott


On 2017-06-22 08:22, marsh at ka5m.net wrote:
> Please see the link below to the IARU HF Championship 2017 multiplier 
> list.
> 
> 
> This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many of us to ever operate 
> in
> an IARU HF Championship as a multiplier!
> 
> Thanks Scott W5WZ (and whoever else was involved) for making this 
> happen.
> 
> 73,
> Marsh, KA5M
>