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CONTEST

The MARC Board of Directors has selected the following contest categories. MARC encourages each EXTRAVAGANZA attendee to place at least one entry in the contest. However, MARC would also like to encourage members to place an entry in as many categories as possible to help continue the success of our outstanding contest.

• All Wave Console
  Console sets with one or more bands in addition to the standard Broadcast band.
• All Wave Tombstone
  Tall sets featuring one or more bands in addition to standard broadcast band.
• All Wave Table
  "Horizontal" or other sets featuring one or more bands in addition to standard broadcast.
• Cathedral
  Sets of any year with the famous "Arched Top" design.
• Crystal and Battery (up to 1928)
  This covers the early and pioneering battery operated sets using tubes or crystal detectors manufactured prior to 1929.
• Early AC Sets
  All radios made to operate on AC power manufactured prior to 1930.
• Speakers
  Any Speaker
• Novelty Radios
  This covers any radio or radio related item. It may be tube or transistor type.
• Amateur Gear
  This covers radio gear such as receivers, transmitters, keys, keyers and other apparatus used by amateurs.
• Michigan Radios
  This covers radios and radio related items manufactured in Michigan.
• Tools of the Trade
  This covers test equipment, tools and "Gizmos" intended for radio and electronic repair.
• The Open
  Anything goes. This covers radios or radio related items that do not "fit" one of the other categories.

CONTEST AWARDS

Best of Show
The Everitt"Abe" Linclon Best-Of-Show Trophy will be awarded to the best overall contest entry as determined by the judges.

People's Choice
The The Antique Electronic Supply People's Choice Trophy will be awarded to the entry that receives the most show attendee votes.

Best Restoration
The Best Restoration Trophy will be awarded to the item entered in the contest (in any one of the 12 contest categories) that represents the finest restoration as determined by the judges. Documentation of restoration is required.

Chairman's Trophy
The Chairman's Trophy will be awarded to the contest entry with the greatest historical, marketing, or technical significance as determined by the Equipment Contest Chairman.

General Awards
First place trophies along with second and third place ribbons within each contest category will be awarded by the contest judges. More than one ribbon may be awarded in the event of a tie.

CONTEST RULES

The following is an overview of the contest rules:

1. Items which have previously won an award in a MARC contest within the last year may not be entered.

2. A contestent may enter only one item pre category. If a contestant does enter more than one item in any category, the judges will only judge the item which they believe has the most merit.

3. Items must be entered in the category most appropiate for that item. The judges reserve the right to move an item to the most appropiate category in their opinion, if necessary.

4. Judges award points as follows:

      Rarity, 1-5 points
      Condition, 1-5 points
      Collector Appeal, 0-5 points
      Documentation, 0-2 points (one judge only)

Notes: "Collector Appeal" is a comparison between all items entered in each category such that the most desirable item receives 5 points, the second most desirable 4 points, etc. Beyond the five most desirable items in each category each entry receives 0 points for collector appeal. This score is not affected necessarily by rarity or condition, but is more a measure of other factors which affect collectibility such as eye appeal, color, value and size.

Points awarded by each judge are added up at the end of the judging to arrive at a score for each item. The item with the highest score in each category finishes first; second highest finishes second; and the third highest score finishes third.

Judges and contest officials may have contest entries but can not act as judge or attempt to ionfluence the judging in those categories. MARC takes every precaution to be fair, but realizes that as hard as we try, we can't please everyone.

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