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[CQ-Contest] Where have all the young ones gone?

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Subject: [CQ-Contest] Where have all the young ones gone?
From: AC0W <ac0w@charter.net>
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 22:19:28 -0400 (EDT)
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Most of my co-workers and friends roughly 40 and under that learn of my radiosport activities ask a lot of questions. Many appear very interested. However at some point two questions tend to come up especially after having operated a full weekend event. One question after the weekend is "Did you win?" which then I have to explain I won't know for several months. This makes them to start loose interest. The second question is "When you win what do you win?" Win I explain a certificate or plaque most respond they would never put that much effort into something for just a piece of paper.

I don't have a solution to this. I just agree that we need to find a way for prizes of more value than a plaque and instant results to become a reality if contesting is to survive for many years.

Bill
AC0W


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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:35:32 -0500
From: Joe <nss@mwt.net>
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Where have all the young ones gone? courtesy
        of Pete Seeger
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Is it a gray line here?

I always wondered about this some. Is a "Prize" being getting paid to operate the radio?

To me is isn't because there is no guarantee you're going to get anything for operating the radio.

If you place last you don't get anything, if you place like in the top ten you get a piece of paper, so no problems there.

But if you place first, in many contests you get a pretty nice plaque to display. I have one right here on my wall from taking first place in the Wisconsin QSO Party Single Op Fixed station in 1989. Now while that chunk of walnut wood with the brass engraving isn't worth a K3. but it does have value does it not? At least personally to me is does. even tho monetarily it is not a lot.

BUT if you really wanted to be picky did I not get paid something by getting that plaque by operating my radio?

There must be a positive way to differ between a Paid vs a prize. ya know?

But of course wouldn't it be cool that if it was possible in some of the ultra major contests to be able to win something. like a radio or something.

Joe WB9SBD
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