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    "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/YVIPS75Q6BKGAYXYR5QGPDRN76QN7ZU7/?format=api",
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    "sender": {
        "address": "les (a) highnoonfilm.com",
        "mailman_id": "07b279ba80664583a53ebd6517566881",
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    "sender_name": "Les Rayburn",
    "subject": "[amsat-bb] 5 Band VUCC & VUCC Triple-Play",
    "date": "2013-06-21T04:17:35Z",
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    "content": "After some persuasive arguments and constructive criticism from Paul \nK7CW, Sebastian W4AS, and Pete WA7JTM I've decided to modify my proposal \nfor the creation of a new 5 Band VUCC Award.\n\n  * Eliminate the requirement to \"reset to zero\" all previous grids\n    worked and confirmed.\n  * Eliminate a requirement to include at least one of the low bands\n    like 2 Meters or 6 Meters.\n  * Insure that the 5 Band VUCC Award complies with all existing rules\n    and requirements for VUCC Awards, with no changes needed. This will\n    reduce the cost to administer the award, and minimize programming\n    changes needed for Logbook of the World.\n\n\nBut Pete WA7JTM made some some great points about how activity has \ndeclined in the past few years as many experienced VHF operators have \nworked nearly all possible grids in their area. His suggestion caused me \nto do more research on other awards that the ARRL has recently \nimplemented. Inspiration came in the form of the Worked All States (WAS) \nTriple-Play Award.\n\nSo in addition to the 5 Band VUCC Award, I'm proposing the establishment \nof a VUCC Triple-Play Award that would allow operators to earn VUCC on \nany amateur band above 50 MHz provided that they could\nwork the required number of contacts for a basic VUCC Award, but on each \nof the three modes Phone, CW, and Digital.\n\nFor example, you could earn VUCC Triple-Play on 432 by confirmed \ncontacts with 50 Grids in Phone, CW, and Digital Modes. All previous \ngrids confirmed in the past would count towards the new award, but\nit would be a rare station that has already earned this award passed \npurely on past contacts.\n\n  * Insure that VUCC Triple-Play complies with the existing rules for\n    VUCC, with no changes needed. Keep costs to administer low, and make\n    programming in LoTW easier.\n  * Allow all previous confirmed grids to count towards the new award.\n  * Any digital mode would be acceptable. While I expect WSJT modes\n    would dominate, PSK, RTTY, and others would qualify too.\n  * Satellite operators could join the fun by digipeating through the\n    International Space Station and digital satellites. Tough but possible!\n\n\nThis would serve my original purpose of immediately increasing on-air \nactivity especially during contests when more grid-chasers would turn \nout hoping to pick up new grids. And everyone would be happy because they\nwouldn't see a lifetime of accomplishments wiped clean by resetting to \nzero.\n\nI hope that others will continue to offer constructive criticism, and \njoin me in writing their Division Directors and Vice Directors, along \nwith their VUAC reps to support these ideas. VHF-UHF operation could use \na shot in the arm, and this a great way to do it.\n\nThanks to all who took the time to offer their thoughts on this proposal.\n\n-- \n--\n73,\n\nLes Rayburn, N1LF\n121 Mayfair Park\nMaylene, AL 35114\nEM63nf\n\n6M VUCC #1712\nAMSAT #38965\nGrid Bandits #222\nSoutheastern VHF Society\nCentral States VHF Society Life Member\nSix Club #2484\n\nActive on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light\n\n",
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