----- Original Message -----
From: "W1NET" <W1NET@ARRL.NET>
To: "Dave Hachadorian" <k6ll@juno.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 18:15
Subject: Re: [RTTY] NCJ Sprint exchange hints???
> >
> With current participation, you can't eliminate the
> three qso dupe rule, or there would be nobody to work
> after about 45 minutes <
>
I appreciate those who create these contests and am amazed how hard they
work to make them happen. I also am in no way trying to pick a fight on
this.
But I must agree with the orginal poster on what is accomplished by working
the same people over and over again. S%P on the same US stations is not
that
interesting.
Maybe this rule keeps the numbers down? Maybe increase the number of bands
to include 10 and 15. Allow for working on any of the bands and maybe have
two sprint times...one that would favor US and one that would favor DX
stations. I offer these ideas only because I don't like to whine and not
offer some other ideas.
Again my appreciation for those who run these events.
John W1NET
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Hachadorian" <k6ll@juno.com>
> To: <rtty@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 09:31
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] NCJ Sprint exchange hints???
>
>
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 09:15:21 EDT W0YR@aol.com writes:
> >
> > > Where is the accomplishment in working the same stations repeatedly.
> > > What
> > > skill or achievement does that represent?
> >
> > You have a point there, but in situations like these I
> > like to ask "Is life more fun or less fun by participating
> > in this activity?"
> >
> > I think it's pretty good fun. If you have two radios
> > going, its a challenge just to keep all the monkeys
> > in their cages.
> >
> > There is always an adrenaline rush going into a Sprint,
> > because it's hard to simulate outside the contest itself,
> > and if something goes wrong, there is little time to
> > recover.
> >
> > The contest definitely hones S&P skills. You can't win
> > by using the cq-move-cq strategy.
> >
> > With current participation, you can't eliminate the
> > three qso dupe rule, or there would be nobody to work
> > after about 45 minutes. If the contest were made
> > shorter in duration, band conditions would skew the
> > results toward the east or west coast, depending on
> > the exact time selected.
> >
> > Actually, this is one of the few contests where there
> > is not a substantial geographic advantage for anybody.
> >
> > So, while it's not perfect, I think life is more fun with
> > this contest than without it.
> >
> > Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> > Yuma, AZ
> >
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