Agreed! On 7/26/2021 8:27 PM, Dave AA6YQ wrote:

+ AA6YQ comments below This type of group is very common place in online gaming to allow people to vent with very little real interaction from the gaming company or people that can actually do

Steve KG5VK is also here. He is a section manager. 73 Ria N2RJ

"Ria is the only ARRL rep who frequents these lists" Wow I guess I need NOT come back or join the conversations here Cheers! Steve KG5VK ARRL NTX SM

This type of group is very common place in online gaming to allow people to vent with very little real interaction from the gaming company or people that can actually do anything. Most

Herein lies the fundamental problem ... this and "ARRL Contesting" were billed as "on-line discussion groups" with HQ offices. Ria is the only ARRL rep who frequents these lists, and

I am sure Dale Williams WA8EFK, still has records of emails sent and received by himself, the awards department, and myself during this period. Awards said this was the very last one of the wooden

Thank you Ria as always for engaging with the membership. Steve, N4JQQ, DXAC, Delta On 7/26/2021 2:11 PM, Ria, N2RJ wrote:

Yes, VERY disappointed in all the new award verifications. Not fair to those that sat down to get the award, especially when it was done without consultation. My only consolation is that I got Life

Ria, Thank you! 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources

I have the old style DXCC plaques and the old style DX Challenge plaque. Made out of wood. If I remember correctly I had to pay for these. So I can't understand why the League needed to change these,

I think you meant April 2021 and not April 2020. Staff was not in the building in April 2020. And you are right - it was changed by headquarters without member input. Now we are reversing that based

Ria; Awards said they were “reviewing it” over a year ago. (April 9th, 2020 to be exact)! How many layers of management does it have to be reviewed by? I will not hide the fact that this is

"My understanding is the plexiglass is not numbered (I could be wrong on this)" Neither of my 5BDXCC or Challenge "plaques" are numbered. Your statement is accurate, or at least was, in case they have

Steve; If you will look on the ARRL site, you will find that the 5BDXCC award in now a certificate. The 5BDXCC “Plaque” is now a piece of plexiglass, which in fact looks almost identical to the

We have heard the members loud and clear. Senior management at HQ are currently in the process of reviewing the awards with an eye toward making them better quality. The exact changes I cannot share

Good afternoon all. These are awards with which I am only vaguely familiar. My 5 band DXCC and DX Challenge plaques are beautiful but did come at a cost. And it was substantial. Is

You lucky guy…. All I got was a paper certificate. Looks like it came off a standard color printer. Does not even fit my frame (that I had to buy) correctly.

Rick N0VT, Simply contact the ARRL Awards desk and for a New Certificate and explain why I am sure they will accommodate your requests and in the future I recommend you reach out to your Section

ARRL has, in my opinion, watered down the Awards program. Until the members rise up and speak out, the program will suffer. …and the value of those awards will diminish. Val N4RJ