I have already received 2 stateside QSL request via direct mail for CT or
even Windham county. I believe Jim has some validity to his theory that
stateside stations are looking to confirm states, counties, etc.
Dick - KB1H M/M in CQWW
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
To: "Richard DiDonna NN3W" <nn3w@cox.net>
Cc: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Domestic stations in CQWW
--- Richard DiDonna NN3W <nn3w@cox.net> wrote:
> Did anyone else besides him and I notice a marked increase in the number
of
> W/K stations answering domestic CQs this past weekend? My stateside QSO
> count went from 152 in 2006 to 231 in 2007. And that 231 number is the
> result of the fact that around 1900z I changed my CQ loop message to "CQ
> countest outside of the United States?"
Just a theory...
When did ARRL add the WAS award to LoTW? Was it this year?
Contesters can be good electronic QSLers. Maybe people are taking advantage
of
this as a short cut to ragchews and collecting cards for their WAS award.
73 - Jim AD1C
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Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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