I did 2D with mYy XYL and did in fact consider using 2E or 2D and
decided what differance not gonna submit a score anyway. Change the
rules I'll just change catagories to 10 E or some such ??
Lots of rain in the East could have added to the reason for more Class D
entries and from Az it has always been too hot to not use Air Conditioning.
Quack Comment W5QQQ 2D es K&QQ 2nd op.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 2:15 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FD observations and suggestion
>I think you are right. Having participated in FD in 2A for both 2005 and
> 2006, I would say (without analyzing the logs) that 1D participation was
> up
> quite a bit this year. Our club had less participants this year so
> perhaps
> those that did not show up decided to stay at home and play there.
>
> OTOH, I do not think the rules should be changed to eliminate D stations
> from making a run. It just seems not to be fair.
>
> 73, Keith NM5G
> NARS/TDXS FD2006 Coordinator
> http://www.tdxs.org/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Art Boyars
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 6:22 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] FD observations and suggestion
>
> As I suspect is true for many of us, Field Day was my first contest --
> three
> 75W, xtal controlled, teen-aged Novices comprising the entire 15M CW crew
> for W3RCN in 1961; 13 QSOs in 24 hours. ("FD is not a contest," you and
> the
> ARRL say? So then why does the ARRL web site list the FD scores under the
> "Contests" link?)
>
> With family and work commitments, I have not operated FD in many years;
> maybe since K1JX and I won the 1B-battery class around 1979 or '80 (N4BP
> shattered our QSO total the next year). This year I decided to get on
> spare-time from home "Class 1D" just to have some fun and to give the
> "real"
> FD stations some contacts. (And it was sort of a FD operation. One of
> the
> antenna support ropes broke while I was out of town during the week, and I
> fixed it late Friday afternoon.)
>
> Observation #1: I was not alone. There were many people in Class D, many
> of them calling CQ FD. Even I called CQ for a few minutes until: a) I
> kept
> getting answered by zero-point Class D stations; b) I decided that it was
> "against the spirit of Field Day" for Class D to call CQ. (Note also that
> if you are S&P in Class D, you do not know the CQer is Class D until you
> work him.)
>
> Observation #2: My signal is just as weak in FD as in SS. (Does that
> mean
> I fixed the antenna properly?)
>
> Observation #3. Phone still stinks. (That's not the word K3IU and I used
> at a PVRC meeting many years ago, but it will do for a family reflector.)
>
> Observation #4: FD is, indeed, a great opportunity to help operators
> increase their skills. Especially the moderately loud one I worked on
> 40SSB:
>
> "Roger and thank you and 73's ... uhhh ... QRZed Field Day from WnYZQ,
> Whiskey Number n Yellow Ziggurat Quoit... Field Day QRZed."
>
> Me (in a little pile-up): "Kaay Thrreee Killooowwattt Uuuniitted"
>
> Them: "Uhhh K 3 Kilowatt United??"
>
> Me: "Roger! K 3 Kilowatt United!"
>
> Them: "OK... K 3 Kilowatt United." [Then, ... silence. What?? They
> want
> me to go first?!?! OK.]
>
> Me: "Number Onnne Delllta in Maarryylaand"
>
> Them: "Roger the 1 Delta in Maryland. We're number nA in xxxx.... nA in
> xxxx. QSL??"
>
> Me: "QSL, thank you!"
>
> Them: "Roger and thank you and 73's ... uhhh ... QRZed Field Day ...."
>
> And on and on. They were running people, but for every QSO they had the
> answering station go first. What a teaching opportunity!
>
>
> And finally, my suggestion: The Rules already say that Class D stations
> do
> not get credit for working each other. I think the intent is to maintain
> the "emergency exercise" spirit of FD, and I agree. From my Observation
> #1,
> I suggest that Class D stations should also not be allowed to solicit
> contacts ("call CQ", in the vernacular). Even beyond maintaining the
> spirit
> of FD, I think that without this rule change, a few dozen big Class D
> operations could turn FD into their own NAQP, just without the
> multipliers.
>
> What do you think?
>
> 73, Art K3KU
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