I fully agree with Tree. The WARC band issue is a third rail and we are well
advised to leave it as is...
73 Rich NN3W
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tree" <tree@kkn.net>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WARC band contest
>
> Tack writes:
>
>> Does anyone know the exact reason why WARC band contest have been
>> prohibited or not planned.
>
> I think that there are a couple of reasons why there hasn't been a push for
> including the WARC bands in contests.
>
> Most station owners who have invested lots of $$$ aren't intereted in
> having to add three more bands to their antenna arsenal.
>
> Also - I think many of us like having the WARC bands contest free so that
> we have a good answer the question: "when the band gets taken over by
> contests, where can I go to avoid the contest?".
>
> Contesting is something that many hams find annoying. I think it is a
> good PR move for contesting to leave some places untouched.
>
> 73 Tree
>
> PS: The CW Sprint is TOMORROW!! Are you ready?
>
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