I had overlooked that the rules would allow multiplier credit for DXCC
countries as well as states and provinces. I think that is always a bad
idea for state QSO parties because it encourages GA stations to operate
high bands and work DX and keeps them off the bands where they will work
other US and Canadian participants, which are the majority of our
participants. If you must allow DXCC countries as mults, allow only the
first two or five and not an unlimited number.
I always remember a New Hampshire QSO party where one of the big NH DX
stations was on 20 meters in the NH QSO Party working only DX and
leaving me angry and frustrated. That was something like W1OHA, but it
has been a long time and I probably didn't get it exactly right. I have
seen many reports of state QSO parties where in-state DXers made high
scores by working DX and I never heard them or had an opportunity to
work them. Almost everybody they were working wasn't interested in the
QSO party and didn't submit a score.
The DX multiplier has a tendency to really detract from a State QSO Party.
73,
John, K4BAI.
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