>[3830] VE7NTT WPX CW SOAB LP (fwd)
> There was essentially no rate to the States on 20 after the first few
>hours of the contest, a bit surprising as this year there was no
>conflict with Memorial Day weekend.
>Gary Caldwell VE7NTT
Not so surpising Gary. People dont avoid the WPX because of the Memorial
Day weekend conflict. That was just a convenient excuse.
I think the 1-point QSO's will be great next year. But after this
weekend I still think 30 hours is the better format. Mainly because it
is a summer contest. I believe people dont want to waste 3 days on a
contest at the end of May due to the nice WX. Make it 30 hours, and all
of a sudden it's more appealing. Don't believe me? Take a listen to the
IARU contest next month.
Why so much Zone-7 activity in IARU?
Good point structure and short duration.
Why so little in WPX CW?
Lousy point structure & long duration.
Again, congrats to N8BJQ for dealing with one of the problems.
73
Bill, W4AN
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