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1. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith); Date: Sun May 30 01:58:58 1999; I just quit in the middle of WPX. Sure, my amp died, but that wasn't the whole story. In other contests, other times, I would have scrambled to borrow a replacement and soldiered on. After 16 hours (; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-05/msg00317.html (7,505 bytes)
2. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: DougKR2Q@aol.com (DougKR2Q@aol.com); Date: Sun May 30 09:55:23 1999; << No, I fundamentally quit because WPX is boring. I don't think it's anything more than an exercise in run technique. >> AHA! Another candidate for QRP! Take it from me, you will have a tough time m; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-05/msg00320.html (7,104 bytes)
3. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: W2CE@aol.com (W2CE@aol.com); Date: Sun May 30 13:27:34 1999; time Very interesting comments, Doug, When I moved 2 years ago the expectations of being able to put up a new tower and beam were pretty much out of the question. I was no longer able to climb towers; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-05/msg00321.html (9,297 bytes)
4. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: k5iid@wvadventures.net (Tom Horton); Date: Mon May 31 00:19:05 1999; Doug, Although the past few contests I have been semi-QRO (100 watts), I add a hearty AMEN to your QRP comments. It's amazing what you can do when you try. Busting rare pileups running 5 watts to a t; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-05/msg00323.html (8,127 bytes)
5. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Tue Jun 1 17:04:41 1999; It seems that the biggest complaint is that there weren't enough stations to work. Having a contest on Memorial Day weekend certainly doesn't help that problem. We (my family and I) spent the weekend; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00001.html (8,049 bytes)
6. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: k2av@qsl.net (Guy Olinger, K2AV); Date: Tue Jun 1 18:38:06 1999; Huh? Either of you guys on 15 meters? If I had had a real antenna on 15 meters, I wouldn't have had time to get up and do anything, except during off hours. Only the US has a major holiday Memorial D; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00002.html (9,175 bytes)
7. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: k2av@qsl.net (Guy Olinger, K2AV); Date: Tue Jun 1 22:36:57 1999; OK. I certainly understand your point. Family at home has to come first. But that wasn't what the other guy was saying. He said it hurt the CONTEST. Doesn't really. Choice of weekends hurts YOU. And; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00004.html (10,212 bytes)
8. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: n1eu@yahoo.com (N1EU); Date: Tue Jun 1 16:40:49 1999; Just want to echo Guy's comments. Boring? Huh? I'm a relative rookie to contesting, but managed 729 q's (about 50%) on 15m alone with just a single element delta loop wire. Understand the family/holi; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00005.html (10,100 bytes)
9. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: w2up@mindspring.com (Barry Kutner); Date: Tue Jun 1 23:31:10 1999; Yes. It is a USA company that sponsors the contest, with USA people providing most of their income in magazine subscriptions and advertising. If 4X sponsored a contest, you wouldn't expect it on Yom; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00006.html (9,742 bytes)
10. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: n3bb@mindspring.com (Jim George, N3BB); Date: Tue Jun 1 21:43:20 1999; Good grief! The May conditions are interesting. The boring part about WPX, if there is one, comes from the lack of the DX on all six bands and the need to work 'em on all six. That won't be solved by; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00007.html (9,147 bytes)
11. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: w9sz@prairienet.org (Zack Widup); Date: Tue Jun 1 23:41:33 1999; I have one of those "pop gun" stations and I do almost entirely S&P in the contests. The conditions were so good on 15 meters this year though that it kept me busy with S&P almost the whole time I pa; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00010.html (9,364 bytes)
12. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith); Date: Wed Jun 2 09:36:52 1999; ... Amen! I'm fortunate enough to have my kids and their families relatively nearby, and so I still have the problem. We all know it has to be worse for young families. The best way to keep contestin; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00017.html (9,173 bytes)
13. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: Clive_Whelan@compuserve.com (Clive Whelan); Date: Wed Jun 2 19:11:53 1999; Zack, << The conditions were so good on 15 meters this year though that it kept me busy with S&P almost the whole time I participated in WPX CW. >> Oh sure, but generally in S&P with my 100w/doublet; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00039.html (8,523 bytes)
14. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: K9NW@aol.com (K9NW@aol.com); Date: Thu Jun 3 19:21:06 1999; << even a 1-week change would fix the problem >> Last year the contest WAS NOT on the holiday weekend.....I doubt there was any more participation. Mike, K9NW -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contest; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00078.html (7,593 bytes)
15. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Tue Jun 1 17:04:41 1999; It seems that the biggest complaint is that there weren't enough stations to work. Having a contest on Memorial Day weekend certainly doesn't help that problem. We (my family and I) spent the weekend; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00166.html (8,172 bytes)
16. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: k2av@qsl.net (Guy Olinger, K2AV); Date: Tue Jun 1 18:38:06 1999; Huh? Either of you guys on 15 meters? If I had had a real antenna on 15 meters, I wouldn't have had time to get up and do anything, except during off hours. Only the US has a major holiday Memorial D; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00167.html (9,306 bytes)
17. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: k2av@qsl.net (Guy Olinger, K2AV); Date: Tue Jun 1 22:36:57 1999; OK. I certainly understand your point. Family at home has to come first. But that wasn't what the other guy was saying. He said it hurt the CONTEST. Doesn't really. Choice of weekends hurts YOU. And; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00169.html (10,324 bytes)
18. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: n1eu@yahoo.com (N1EU); Date: Tue Jun 1 16:40:49 1999; Just want to echo Guy's comments. Boring? Huh? I'm a relative rookie to contesting, but managed 729 q's (about 50%) on 15m alone with just a single element delta loop wire. Understand the family/holi; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00170.html (10,199 bytes)
19. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: w2up@mindspring.com (Barry Kutner); Date: Tue Jun 1 23:31:10 1999; Yes. It is a USA company that sponsors the contest, with USA people providing most of their income in magazine subscriptions and advertising. If 4X sponsored a contest, you wouldn't expect it on Yom; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00171.html (9,696 bytes)
20. [CQ-Contest] WPX Rumination (score: 1): Author: n3bb@mindspring.com (Jim George, N3BB); Date: Tue Jun 1 21:43:20 1999; Good grief! The May conditions are interesting. The boring part about WPX, if there is one, comes from the lack of the DX on all six bands and the need to work 'em on all six. That won't be solved by; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1999-06/msg00172.html (9,241 bytes)

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