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1. [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: kr2q@optonline.net; Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 20:11:33 +0000 (GMT); Hi all: I've never belonged to a club, other than the local 2m club (long ago), so my comments are basically from a neophyte, but more importantly, from someone with no vested interest. Seems to me t; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00267.html (7,236 bytes)
2. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>; Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 15:04:23 -0700; ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Yes, it sure does. My club has always entered the etc. class and the circles have hammered us every time. Down with circles! Up with etc, etc, etc! Bill W6WRT __; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00273.html (6,844 bytes)
3. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: Jimk8mr@aol.com; Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 19:37:46 EDT; Would it not make more sense to specify the area (sq km, etc) to be included? So that one does not get crazy shapes, you could impose limits on the geometry (circles, quadrilaterals, maybe even a hex; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00281.html (7,906 bytes)
4. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: "hank k8dd" <k8dd@arrl.net>; Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 20:57:46 -0400; -- In ARRL contests there is a second option to the circle. According to http://www.arrl.org/contests/cc.html Unlimited and Medium clubs have the choice of the circle or section. " All stations and a; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00286.html (9,434 bytes)
5. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w4tv@subich.com>; Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 22:11:39 -0400; That still penalizes clubs where a given state is chopped into multiple sections (e.g., the Florida Contest Group). The "smart" way to resolve the geographical limits for a club is to use a given num; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00290.html (12,127 bytes)
6. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: "Tyler Stewart" <k3mm@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 00:30:01 -0400; Only problem with grid squares is that they arent really square. They get smaller as you move away from the equator. Ty K3MM That still penalizes clubs where a given state is chopped into multiple se; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00303.html (13,639 bytes)
7. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: "Dan Violette" <danki6x@earthlink.net>; Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 21:26:44 -0700; Grid squares change a lot in size depending on latitude. Florida would get the most in this kind of deal. Dan KI6X That still penalizes clubs where a given state is chopped into multiple sections (e.; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00304.html (13,553 bytes)
8. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w4tv@subich.com>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 01:20:01 -0400; The percentage of change between 25 degrees north and 45 degrees north (Florida Keys to US/VE boarder) is relatively small - more than the amount of "water" in grid squares that cover Florida. Now i; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00305.html (15,989 bytes)
9. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: Doug Smith <w9wi@w9wi.com>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 00:32:27 -0500; Do they have to be contiguous? -- (I want CN85tj, DM03wv, DM79cf, EK99hg, EM66kj, EN44hw, EN53ll, FK42xm, FM19jd, FN03bm, FN21ok, FN31be, FN42ev, IN94tr, and KO00hv) -- I wonder how many contesters k; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00306.html (8,667 bytes)
10. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w4tv@subich.com>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 23:41:25 -0400; The difference in size between 25 degrees (Florida Keys) and 49 degrees (US/Canada boarder) is dwarfed by the amount of open water (Gulf of Mexico and/or Atlantic Ocean). EL99, EL88, EL87, EM80 and; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00325.html (15,982 bytes)
11. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: Jack Brindle <jackbrindle@earthlink.net>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 21:30:13 -0700; Interesting that this discussion is coming from the DC area. I believe they call this process "jerrymandering," a process which tends to bend and contort district boundaries in an effort to make sure; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00329.html (10,633 bytes)
12. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 06:18:16 -0700; ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Isn't the whole idea of a geographic area to include people who actually come to the club meetings on a regular basis and to exclude "ringers" who are club membe; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00345.html (9,566 bytes)
13. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: "Dallas and Lucy" <ludal@dmv.com>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 09:24:41 -0400; I think Pete's point was to give consistency to the rules for club completion over a wider variety of contests so that clubs don't have to jiggle there membership area to fit various sponsor's defin; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00346.html (9,054 bytes)
14. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 06:25:47 -0700; ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Actually, "gerrymandering", named after a former governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, who is remembered for little else, but whose namesake remains popular; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00347.html (8,995 bytes)
15. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: asciibaron@comcast.net; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 13:27:41 +0000; this issue is that the process to manage the various circles makes it difficult for clubs to say who's score counts for what contest. some operators dislike phone contests, but suck it up and get on; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00348.html (9,035 bytes)
16. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: Doug Smith <w9wi@w9wi.com>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 08:35:27 -0500; I don't know that the circle process *does* offer an advantage to clubs in the middle of the country. Population density varies wildly from one part of the country to another. A circle of 175-miles r; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00350.html (9,525 bytes)
17. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: Hank Greeb <n8xx@arrl.org>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 14:09:59 -0400; IF we want to even out the "advantage" of one club over another, perhaps one should think of a contiguous, non gerrymandered area which contains a certain population (of individuals or hams) instead; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00366.html (10,311 bytes)
18. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w4tv@subich.com>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 15:57:14 -0400; If that's the case re-establish an "in person" meeting requirement. FCG has a significant number of members in the Panhandle who regularly make a 400 plus mile round trip to attend in person meetings; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00369.html (10,135 bytes)
19. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: "Craig Cook" <craig.n7or@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 14:16:25 -0700; AMEN brother. I don't live in anyone's circle, so I can't participate in any club competition. That would be a motivating factor for some to stay on the air, I think. Maybe not a lot of folks care. I; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00372.html (10,043 bytes)
20. Re: [CQ-Contest] Circle Jerks (score: 1): Author: Dale Putnam <daleputnam@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 17:28:20 -0600; Seems to me that one could Gerrymander about any club to win any contest. And the result is that someone somewhere can have braggin rights to what? The truth of the matter is quite simple.. straightf; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00375.html (9,749 bytes)

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