This explanation is exactly the problem with the WPX contest.
When instituted, there were probably less than 40 available prefixes
in the USA (K,W,WA,WB x 10 call areas).
Now there are 930 (93 one and two letter combinations times 10 call
areas).
AA-AL (12)
K, N, W (3)
KA-KZ (26)
NA-NZ (26)
WA-WZ (26)
The playing field has changed drastically but the
rules are still the same.
de Tom N4KG
On Thu, 29 May 1997 14:08:33 -0600 Alan Brubaker <alan@es.com> writes:
>
>I think that some of us have forgotten that when the WPX was first
>conceived, it was one of the first contests set up for SSB only
>competition with a new twist - prefixes for multipliers instead of
>countries or other kinds of multipliers to chase. Also, at that time,
>there were probably less than 50 different prefixes in the continental
>U.S. (W,K 1-0, and some WA, etc.). In order to make the contest
>a non-domestic contest (a DX contest if you will), intra country QSOs
>were 0 points although the prefix would count unless you had already
>logged it. It would be interesting to dig out the original rules and
>see
>what changes have occurred since then, but it is certain that there
>are
>many more prefixes available world-wide now than anyone might have
>imagined.
>
>Alan, KO7X
>
>alan@es.com
>
>
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