"I read your posting with intense interest...from the perspective of 'why do people participate in Amateur radio events'. Succinctly, it is for two reasons: (A) Because it's fun and (B) there is a re
The only way to fix it is to explicitly prohibit grid-circling in limited rover and "classic" rover categories. This is correct and I and others pointed it out years ago. There are two ways to prohib
Joe, that was a brilliant conclusion, do you know of anybody that does grid circling in the limited or classic rover categories? I can't imagine why anybody would under the current rules. Jim, AF6O _
Well, Joe, You seem to have the solution for most things. The problem here, though, is that we are talking about contests. People who enter competitions must realize that they may not win. It is not
"People who enter competitions must realize that they may not win. It is not up to the contest sponsor to make it so a person's esteem is satisfied." - K7CW Not my point at all. My point is more on t
People enter competitions for whatever reason. Fairness is not the problem here for two reasons: 1) The same rules apply to everyone entering a contest category and 2) there is no level playing field
I enter every VHF Contest with the intention of having at least 'One' participant from DN39.. and we are few and far between.. however, I am the 'Only Contester'..! I never enter with the idea of 'Wi
"...the 'ground hog day' reporting in QST that glorifies the same ole boys every contest." - W7MY As I write this, I'm a mere 15 miles north of Punxsutawney, PA, home of the famous groundhog. So I be
People who enter competitions must realize that they may not win. Mike adds While very true, its nice to know that they playing field is level and you have an equal shot at it. -- Mike Urich, KA5CVH
My point, exactly! --Original Message-- From: Mike (KA5CVH) Urich [mailto:ka5cvh@gmail.com] Sent: Sun 2/15/2009 6:23 PM To: k7cw@yahoo.com Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com; Shupienis, Joseph Subject:
realize they cannot win. All of us west of the Mississippi enter knowing we have very very little chance of winning. I certainly don't expect to have a chance of winning. I compete against my previou
"All of us west of the Mississippi enter knowing we have very very little chance of winning. I certainly don't expect to have a chance of winning. I compete against my previous scores and others in m
People enter radio contest for many different reasons. Sometimes 100's of thousands of dollars and super operators in the middle of the US will not win over a modest station in the NE. Obviously, the