Yes, WPX is ruined now - not! Instead of 3 guys in the USA trying to win,
there might be 10 or so.
The WPX is a great contest because of the international activity. It has
never received much respect in the USA because the log checking has always
been suspect and the dates are poor (who wants to give up another holiday
weekend).
I suspect that the only difference is now Europeans will experience how much
fun it is to listen to someone far away work guys in their same continent
for points.
Randy, K5ZD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan.E.Holm@telia.se [mailto:Jan.E.Holm@telia.se]
> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 1999 9:02 AM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re: WPX rules
>
>
>
> Yes they have made the WPX in to a stateside QSO party now.
> Well, ofcourse since Americans writes the rules it has to
> come out that way. Why bother trying to get it as international
> as possible, no in this case the atitude is perfectly clear.
> I for one is sorry to see the WPX go, it used to be a darn nice
> contest but not any more. The first nail in the coffin was the
> change to 36 hours and this is surely the last and final nail.
> R.I.P WPX it was nice knowing you!
>
> /Jim SM2EKM
>
>
> --
> CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/
> Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@contesting.com
>
--
CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/
Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@contesting.com
|