The CQ WW RTTY DX Contest rules include VE areas and US states as multipliers
in order to better balance the multiplier opportunity between European and NA
participants. In recent years about 3000 logs are received compared to 8000 on
CW.
On Sep 25, 2017 5:22 PM, Ed Sawyer <sawyered@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> Its actually called the CQ World Wide DX Contest. The reason that domestic
> contacts do not count for points should be quite clear based on the actual
> name of the contest.
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> I believe the rules were amended for the RTTY contest because there was
> initially so little participation that it needed an enhancement to be
> viable. If its now become much more popular, the CQ WW DX RTTY should
> actually consider adopting the traditional rules.
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> Find a contest that suits your style and location and enjoy.
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> 73
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> Ed N1UR
>
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