I like the "free for all" feel of the event. Even if propagation bites, there's
usually tons of folks to work.
Too, I think even a modest station has a chance at the summit if they stay
chair long enough...
I still like my K2 as well ;o)
Julius Fazekas
N2WN
Tennessee Contest Group
TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/
Elecraft K2/100 #4455
Elecraft K3/100 #366
--- On Thu, 12/11/08, Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd@charter.net> wrote:
> From: Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd@charter.net>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Signal report
> To: "'Paul O'Kane'" <pokane@ei5di.com>, CQ-Contest@contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 3:13 PM
> Hey, we have a contest like that! WPX is signal report and
> serial number.
> :)
>
> There are other contests that require copying serial
> numbers as well.
>
> CQ WW is like the Mount Everest of contesting. It is the
> biggest and most
> well known, but look how many people get to the top each
> year. I see WPX
> being like K2. Harder and more technical, but way cool if
> you get to the
> top. Especially if you can do it with a very accurate log.
>
> But, some would say I am biased on this topic.
>
> Randy, K5ZD
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf
> Of Paul O'Kane
> > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 4:41 PM
> > To: CQ-Contest@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Signal report
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jan Erik Holm"
> <sm2ekm@telia.com>
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > Seriously, if we aren´t going to send signal
> report and
> > zone in CQWW,
> > > what are we going to send?
> >
> >
> > A serial. That keeps everyone honest, and forces you
> to
> > actually copy it. CQWW scoring would stay the same
> because
> > the software knows the country and zone from the
> callsign,
> > and a serial wouldn't take any longer than the
> present 5914 or 5NN14.
> >
> > Remember when "unmarked dupes" used to
> attract a penalty, in
> > some contests, of up to 10 times the claimed QSO
> score? If
> > this applied to busted serials, we would all make sure
> we got
> > them right.
> >
> > 73,
> > Paul EI5DI
> >
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