Eric,
I couldn't agree more. In fact, I like the contest so well that Marty
(NW0L), and I are going to travel down to PJ2 and work it from there with
one of the PJ2T guys Geoff in SSB is September 8th and 9th. You can look
for us to be active the week prior also as PJ2/AE9B and PJ2/NW0L. It's a
great contest, a little different with the QTC traffic but really a lot of
fun.
Tom
AE9B
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Hall K9GY" <K9GY@contesting.com>
To: "CQ Contest Reflector" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 4:41 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] WAE Contests!
>
> WAE CW is in nine weeks!
>
> I would like you to consider operating in the WAE contest:
>
> CW is August 11th and 12th.
> SSB is September 8th and 9th.
>
> http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcw.htm
>
> The WAE is really a fun contest!
>
> In my opinion, the WAE deserves more activity, especially from the
> United States. In the same way Europeans support the ARRL DX contest
> with their activity, U.S. stations should support a European based
contest.
> Ask yourself, how many Europeans did you work in this year's ARRL DX
contest?
> >From the U.S. East coast, the percentage of Europeans can be 60-80%!
>
> Some "complaints" I have heard regarding WAE:
>
> * It is only 36 hrs for S/O.
> If you operated S/O in WPX, it is only 36 hours also!
>
> * Some people don't like the QTC feature.
> There is no requirement to send QTC. Europeans will love you if you do,
> but you do not have to send QTC if you do not want to.
>
> * It is in the middle of summer or fall (at least in the Northern
Hemisphere).
> A great time to test out those changes to your station before the CQ
WW!
>
> * Packet can be used by all classes.
> Why limit the amount of fun you can have?
> Use it if you got it, get it if you don't have it.
>
> So get on...become "radio-active" in the WAE contests this year!
>
>
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