Prizes in Contesting

[VK4NM]

I remember the VHF contest thread starting to go along the lines of introducing prizes in the hopes to increase activity. I (along with others) disagreed that prizes should be awarded but it may have already started. Althought not a prize for winning probably a more sensible approach to awarding a prize in that you must make more then 75 contacts to enter the draw.

Details below - posted on VKCC forum.

Hi

Thanks for entering the Commonwealth Contest (BERU) last year and I
hope you will be able to enter this year too.
The contest will start at 10:00UTC on the 10th March and runs for 24 hrs.
You can find all the latest news on DXpeditions and Teams on the
website. If you are thinking of a trip to one of the rarer call areas
please let me know so I can give your trip some publicity.

As this is the 75th contest so we have arranged a special prize draw for
all entrants who make more than 75QSOs (after adjudication).
The prize is an SDR-IQ software radio full details of the draw are on
the website. If your entry qualifies you will be entered automatically.

The full details are on the website www.beru.org.uk. and you can find
links to the rules there too.
Please encourage any of your Commonwealth friends to be active too.

73 and CU in BERU 2012

Bob G3PJT (VP9/G3PJT)