I'm not a "competitive station" in WAE CW, but I like the QTC component
because, like SS, it rewards those who are proficient in copying information.
Unlike the "you got the call, you got it all" computer pre-filled rate fests,
QTC encourages skills beyond point-and-click.
__73, de Hans, K0HB
"Just a Boy and His Radio"™
On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 9:23 AM, K1AR via CQ-Contest
<cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> I haven't read all the emails in this thread (this is a co-moderated
> enterprise!), so apologies for any repetition.
>
> Those who know me well already know how I feel about QTCs. FWIW, here are
> my feelings:
>
> 1) I get the unique aspect of QTCs in the WAE. There is no other concept
> like it in other contests that I know about, so kudos to the contest's
> long-standing creativity in this regard.
>
> 2) Ken's point on their adding fun, especially during poor propagation,
> makes sense to me if you're full-time. If you're not and just interested in
> hitting F1 and running guys, the perspective on QTCs rapidly changes -- at
> least for me.
>
> 3) This year, I was getting QTC requests in the first hour of the contest.
> All while having a pile of guys calling me. This is not fun -- it is,
> frankly, a pain in the butt and slows everything down, especially when you
> are
> not a full-time op and just interested in working the boys.
>
> 4) I don't like a rule that is driven by guilt; the guilt of not helping
> out your EU friends who benefit from receiving QTCs. So, as most do, I
> succumb and painfully send all I have in the spirit of being a good trooper.
>
> From my, perhaps selfish point of view, the only thing the contest is doing
> for me at this point is running my amp harder and heating up the shack. And,
> we all know that feeling of sending a QTC block and getting "AGN?" on the
> very first one. ARGH!
>
> So, no judgment here. I applaud those who operate in the WAE and take it
> seriously -- QTCs included. Maybe there could be a 4 (?) hour rule added that
> disallows QTC traffic in the beginning of the contest? Or, maybe it's just
> fine the way it is. No matter how you look at it, the WAE has been around
> forever, so the organizers have that and the contest's popularity to be
> proud of for sure.
>
> 73, John, K1AR
>
>
>
> In a message dated 8/13/2015 8:58:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> kenke3x@gmail.com writes:
> QTC's add a very interesting element to contesting, and makes WAE much
> more fun than most other events, especially in poor propagation.
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