>From where they operate it would probably take the 4 hours each day to drive
to and from atlantic city, not much time for gambling before having to head
back to the radios.
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry [mailto:w2up3@verizon.net]
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 13:25
> To: k1ttt@arrl.net; reflector cq-contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest
>
> Dave,
> CQing for 8 hours on a dead band isn't contesting. It's unnecessary
> pain. Do you operate the 10m contest from midnight to 6 AM?
> The guys at W2GD can entertain themselves in Atlantic City during the
> day when the band's dead :.)
> 73,
> Barry W2UP
>
> David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
> > Andy's private answer...
> >
> >
> >> Maybe he can go work DX on 15m :-).
> >> That is a band that is actually open in the daytime. If there are
> >> sunspots of course.
> >>
> >> 73, Andy N2NT
> >>
> >
> > But we don't work DX... I get operators here for 48 hours to work a
> CONTEST
> > and that's what we do... When we set up for the 160m contest the 15m
> > station is converted to the 2nd op listening position.... And NONE of
> the
> > other radios is usually turned on unless maybe to try to listen on
> another
> > antenna on 160m! Putting restrictions on what has historically been an
> > unrestricted class is just going to put real contesters out of work.
> Just
> > think of the poor guys at w2gd sitting around with nothing to do for 8
> hours
> > a weekend, put them out on the street and what are they going to do?
> Start
> > mugging hermit crabs for their shells? Hold up the sea gull on the
> corner?
> > It could destroy 160m at noon as we know it and love it!
> >
> >
> > David Robbins K1TTT
> > e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
> > web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> > AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Andy Blank [mailto:n2nt@comcast.net]
> >> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 23:11
> >> To: k1ttt@arrl.net
> >> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest
> >>
> >> At 04:33 PM 10/16/2008, you wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'll agree with that, whats the purpose of limiting multi-op?? whats
> the
> >>> daytime operator supposed to do now??
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> David Robbins K1TTT
> >>> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
> >>> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> >>> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> >>>> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Kopacz
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 04:24
> >>>> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> >>>> Cc: Topband@contesting.com
> >>>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest
> >>>>
> >>>> "5. A 40-hour maximum operating period has been added for multi-op
> >>>> entries."
> >>>>
> >>>> Andy,
> >>>>
> >>>> I am not certain I understand this rule at all. I have never operated
> >>>>
> >> a
> >>
> >>>> 160 contest, but it seems to me one would be lucky to get 40 hours of
> >>>> time on that band.
> >>>>
> >>>> Besides, even if the band was open for 40 hours, why would there be a
> >>>> maximum operating time for multi-ops? It seems that multiple
> operators
> >>>> would want to operate the entire contest so everyone maximizes their
> >>>>
> >> on
> >>
> >>>> air time and fun. Otherwise, why bother operating multi-op at all?
> >>>>
> >>>> What am I missing here?
> >>>>
> >>>> David ~ KY1V
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