Ladies & Gentlemen of the contesting Community, I propose moving the time limit for S/O for the CQ-WPX back to 30 or even 28 hours, from the recently extended 36 hours. Why, you query??? Well to save
I think Lew hits the nail on the head with one sentence. Exactly what are the chain of events that bring about a rule change for the WPX contest? Maybe Steve (BJQ) can explain how the rule was chang
<snip> _______________________________________________________________ If I'm pitching against Randy Johnson, it doesn't matter how many innings we go... he will win. Fooling around with the number o
All I can add to Lew's comments is a big AMEN AND AMEN You should try running a contest or working DX pileupes out of the Midwest........It puts a new meaning to the word SUCSESS>>> Food for thought.
I agree. The only cogent counter-argument I recall from the last iteration on this topic was that a shorter active period would discourage contest DXpeditioners from doing their thing in this contest
The reason given at the time was that the 30 hours was a dis-incentive for guys to go on contest DX-peditions because they spent all that time, money and effort for a 'short' contest operation. Givin
What would be the old meaning? Cheers, Steve K7LXC -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@contesting.com
I certainly don't want to dissuade anybody's DXped plans, but... If you are hell-bent on doing a Dxpedition, why go on for a contest where a KQ2 is as much of a mult as an H40? 73 Barry (the rare W2
Gee, I thought the reason that the East Coast operators did the best was that we are the best. (Oops, sorry - today's April 2, not April 1.) 73, Dave Clemons, K1VUT -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.c
Hello Lew and my fellow contesters, de AA8U: I have found over the years that contesting can be much more fun and interesting if I compete with myself. Many have observed that stations in this geogra
Shortening the contest wont change the results at all....just lower the scores overall. I would suggest that anyone who's tired of "losing" from anywere outside of 1,2, or 3 land by a plane ticket an
^^^^^^^^^^ Just my opinion, of course, but... I think not. The wall to wall signals I hear are not the whimpering last gasps of a dying contest. The WPX strategizing at the PVRC/NC chapter meetings a
In the spirit of Joe Namath I state the following: If the single op category is changed to 24 hours of on-time (with five off periods allowed), then west coast station N5KO *WILL DEFEAT* Maryland st
Excuse me - I suggest you look at some of the WPX results from the 1980's & early 90's - when the limit was 30 hours. East coast winning WAS NOT a given. I know because I won from Texas in 1984 (2nd
And both you guys better watch out for a pesky non-coastal Texas Station!!! 73, Gator N5RZ -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@con
Great! A discourse has commenced on changing the WPX. I do agree with K3MM's point that the scores will drop if the S/O times are cut back to 24 hours..or 30 hours...but the scores will be much more
You've lived in W3 land too long OM. You have no perspective. The bands are open 42 hours in W3 to a runnable objective. They are open in W6 for 28 hours. So, let's compete in a contest where both th
In the spirit of Pete Rose... My money's on the west coast guy. :) 73 -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@contesting.com
Author: K4BAI@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III)
Date: Fri Apr 3 09:24:39 1998
Hi Barry: Because there are still plenty of guys who will call you for a contact in the WPX contest when you are in the Caribbean (for instance) who will not call for the KQ2 mult. You have a much be
Snip Well said, Bruce. I've operated from big gun stations and with bits of wire and better from home and in every case, I had a ball doing the best I can within the capabilities of the station, QTH