Not my favourite contest either ... I enjoy CW a lot more. "BORING" ... not so
much that, but I seem to have an affinity for finding those who tlktoofst
and/or don't sign their callsign. :-)
Paul WB2ABD
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On Tuesday, March 5, 2013, wrote:
>
> 1 - almost impossible to find a run frequency without stepping on
> someone's toes, except on 10 meters
>
> 2 - poor participation numbers by DX
>
> 3 - reduced # of country multipliers available; probably 25% less than
> available in CQWW
>
> 4 - voicebox can't handle the traffic!
>
> 5 - keep working the same stations on the same bands that we have worked
> countless times before
>
> 6 - BORING
>
> Some stats:
>
> - worked 794 different calls; 1281 total qsos
>
> - just 133 separate stations (11%) gave me 40% of my total QSOs - worked
> those on 3 or more bands - virtually ALL of those stations I have worked in
> every contest in which I have made any effort - BORING
>
> - 2 or more bands, 237 (18%) stations and 60% of the points!
>
> Need something to increase interest, and participation, of DX stations
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