This same topic of new categories and being able to do well gets batted
around every year at least once. It also rarely goes anywhere, at least with
the contest sponsors.
Local contest clubs should be providing some of this incentive. What better
way to level the playing field than having all the competetiors within the
175 mile club circle (or less for smaller clubs).
I have several pieces of wallpaper in my shack from CQWW contests back in
the 90's that were issued by my contest club (YCCC) for contributing at
least 250K points to the club score that won the unlimited club category.
Even if we hadn't won the unlimited club competetion, the recognition was
great.
I think that SCCC's WRTC style contest within a contest in this years
upcoming IARU is another example of a great way for a local club to
incentivize activity. I'd love to see more of this kind of thing happening
at the club level.
73 de Al, KE1FO
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On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 7:14 PM, David Kopacz <david@ky1v.com> wrote:
> My interpretation of Ulli's post is that it would be nice for the smaller
> pistols to be recognized once in a while for their efforts in a major
> contest.
>
> I agree with him. I read QST, CQ Magazine, NCJ, Radio-Sport.net and others.
> While quite interesting, and often entertaining, it does get stale reading
> about the same stations and operators every issue, year after year.
>
> No offense to any of the top stations, owners or operators as they have all
> contributed immensely to the hobby and deserve to be recognized when
> posting
> a win in a major contest. But there could be more effort placed in
> recognizing those that assist the big guns in making those huge scores.
>
> I actually got excited reading an article last year that had two whole
> paragraphs written about two stations in the Midwest competing for 5th
> place
> in a major contest. I don't recall the details, but I do recall it was
> refreshing to read about something different. I believe it was one of the
> CQWW events and written by Bob, K3EST.
>
> Perhaps as a group, we should consider sponsoring plaques for stations that
> compete in challenged locations with challenged stations. This would create
> incentive for greater participation and better recognition of those that
> have little to no chance of winning a major category in a major contest.
>
> I'll be the first to step up to the plate and donate four plaques for ARRL
> DX CW/SSB and CQWW CW/SSB for a "challenged category" as selected by the
> contest committees.
>
>
> David ~ KY1V
> UltraDX
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ulli Grunow
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 6:45 AM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Dollars/qso score
>
> Dear contesters,
>
> Contest organizers.
>
> This is just something I was thinking about when looking through the scores
> of last CQWW CW 2008..
>
>
>
> I am ON5KQ, (op Ulli) operating a very limited contest station here in
> Belgium..
>
> Have just published my claimed scores (SOSB 40m) at 3830 reflector.
>
>
>
> Seeing all the great score of great people it came to my mind, that there
> might be one factor for great contest results we never talk about.
>
> I just want to name it here once: the factor of money spent to achieve the
> result.
>
>
>
> I am not at all saying, that it is the most important factor - but I have
> never seen a below $3000 total cost station winning a contest !
>
> You may say it is trivial - with more input there is more output - yes,
> partly this is true and that's a way you can see it.
>
>
>
> >From a sports standpoint of view, I personally feel as if I try to become
> successful with an old Volkswagen in a Formule 1 race. should I buy a new
> expensive car te get in pool position next time ?!
>
> I certainly enjoy the many impressive websites of the major contest
> winner's
> - great to see ! Great technology and thank you for documenting and share
> your experience with dream equipment for almost everyone else.
>
> Sometimes there are Single OP's operating a super station build in many
> many
> years from Multi/Multi teams. Is that real Single Operator contesting ?!?
>
> Also the Multi/Multi teams spend many thousands of dollars into the
> hobby..their neighbor ham's might be never be able to do anything close to
> that, simply due to their very limited of even tight budget.
>
>
>
> So in what aspect we talk about winning the contest ? Biggest station,
> richest people ? Biggest equipment ?!?
>
>
>
> I am happy to find the Triband/wires only category in some contests.
>
> How about a total below $3000 dollar category ?!
>
> Single band entries half.
>
>
>
> My station is below $1500 incl. TRX !
>
> I am proud of my efficiency ..
>
> Want to hear/read about small stations with good results - stand up guy's !
>
>
>
> Ulli, ON5KQ
>
> www.on5kq.be
>
>
>
> P.S.: I am not against spending lots of money into our great hobby - just
> wanted to tell a different story.
>
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