Almost every contest has some rule that discourages participation, some more
blatantly that others. CQWW CW and SSB definitely favor certain geographic
areas, while CQWW RTTY puts the twist in of having states as mults. SS and
NAQP severly discourage anybody outside of NA to participate.
I personally like this rule twist - if for nothing else than to learn how
others are busting my infomration. There's some really great feedback you
can potentially get on your signal, operating technique etc.
If you feel discouraged by the rules, turn the dial to the other contest on
that weekend, or flip the off switch and build a new antenna.
73 de Al, KE1FO
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On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Mark Beckwith <n5ot@n5ot.com> wrote:
> I got emailed privately by two ops who said "it ain't a contest QSO unless
> both sides log it correctly." I didn't see their posts here on the
> reflector. I don't agree with those two ops.
>
> I suppose there is a case for that, "accuracy is a two way street" and all
> that, but life is too short to get penalized for something you didn't do
> and
> were not aware of, when the concurrent emphasis is on amassing the biggest
> score. I would say the jury is in: a large majority of radio contests
> don't
> do what the Russian DX Contest does. The only other one I can think of off
> the top of my head is the hugely popular KCJ contest. Most sponsors have
> figured out that it discourages participation.
>
> Blind Fencing, anyone?
>
> Mark, N5OT
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randy Thompson K5ZD" <k5zd@charter.net>
> To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 6:06 AM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Russian DX Contest Log Checking
>
>
> > The Russian DX Contest (www.rdxc.org) is one of my favorite contests.
>
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