>
> It's hardly the first time for "incentives".
>
> How many people recall sometime in the early 80s when Martti
> OH2BH offered a bottle of Madeira wine to anyone who worked
> him at CT3BZ on six (five?) bands in a contest?
>
> A quick Google shows that PJ1B in the 90s offered small
> gouda cheeses for multiple bands.
>
> Neither of these led to runaway scores for those stations,
> or to an out-of-control avalanche of other similar incentives
> from contest stations.
>
> I think that banning the occasional incentive offer is
> a solution looking for a problem.
>
> 73, Jeff K8ND
>
>
How about the wine bottles in CQP or Ten Tec Jupiter as a prize in
WAEDC? Should these be banned also? With that logic we should also
prohibit the pre-contest announcements. Lighten-up fellows and just
enjoy the coming IARU-contest!
Teijo OH6NIO
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