I understand this concern, but do we really want to
turn it into sweepstakes? I think that there is a
little hoggishness that takes place during IARU which
does allow for one pointers for Qs within your own ITU
zone.
73 Rich NN3W
--- Original Message ---
From: k8gt@twmi.rr.com
To: "Steve.Root@culligan.com"
<steve.root@culligan4water.com>
CC: Rick Dougherty <nq4i@contesting.com>, CQ Contest
<cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] zero pointers etc
>Don't forget that while we can get our zone mults
from VE, we all need
>one W/K country
>mult per band, and that may account for some of your
zero pointers. In
>CQWW phone, I
>called one station for the W/K mult and was blown
off, "DX only", so
>yes, it is time for
>one pointers from one's own country. How are we
supposed to get a W/K
>mult per band
>otherwise? Do I have to talk my buddy across town,
who's not a
>contester, to get on and
>give me a Q on 160 - 10?
>
>73, Gerry K8GT
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve.Root@culligan.com"
<steve.root@culligan4water.com>
>Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 8:54 am
>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] zero pointers etc
>
>> I had about the same percentage of zero pointers in
a part time
>> single op
>> effort here. In past years I've gotten QSL
requests from some of
>> these guys
>> and I would expect the same to happen this year.
The way I look
>> at it, this
>> is as an opportunity to be a good ambassador of
contesting. I
>> work the guy,
>> I thank the guy, I send him a card if he wants
one. Maybe some of
>> thosezero pointers will be there in the next WPX or
SS.
>>
>> And from beyond the Black Hole it's nice to get
answers to CQ's
>> even if it
>> is a zero pointer :)
>>
>> 73 Steve K0SR
>>
>>
>
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