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Subject: [CQ-Contest] New WPX Rules...
From: K0HB@ARRL.ORG (Hans K0HB)
Date: Mon Mar 29 10:15:48 1999
Kurszewski Chad-WCK005 wrote:
> 
> > Yes I told you so. Long live the American QSO party.
> > It sure isn´t the cq WORLD WIDE wpx contest any
> > more.
> >
> I disagree.  And I have proof.  How about you?
> 
> Let me show you:
> 
> WE9V at KS9K/W9JA/K4JA station
> 
> Year  Effort  USA Qs  Total Qs    %USA
> 1994   15M     371     1674       22.1%
> 1995   20M     602     2151       27.8%
> 1996   M/S     686     2454       27.9%
> 1997   20M     662     1690       39.2%
> 
> 1999   15M     509     2680       19.0% !!!

One of the local lads (who has a score well over 2,500,000)
ran his log through an older version of CT without the "1 point"
rule invoked.  His score dropped only about 10%.

73, Hans, K0HB

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~~~
  Observation the morning after the contest:

  "A logging computer lets you make more mistakes faster than 
   any invention in human history -- with the possible 
   exception of a quart of tequila and a borrowed Vibroplex 
   key." --K0HB 
~~~


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