I'm one of those 100w and a vertical guys,
and darn straight we appreciate those SO-LP certificates
for our sections/call districts.
That is what keeps me going in these slugfests.
bill KB3LIX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Scribner" <dscribner@myfairpoint.net>
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 5:03:47 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO (A) in ARRL 10/160
Bill,
You are right... Us little guys do cherish those Section and Division
certificates!
Doug - K1ZO
----- Original Message -----
From: <Cqtestk4xs@aol.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO (A) in ARRL 10/160
> Fewer catagories? Nah. We forget about the little guys who use a
> vertical and 100W. They cherish the third place finish single band
> 10meter LP
> assisted certificate in CQWW for the fourth district. For us big guns
> its
> ZZZZZZZZZ, but to them it's important.
>
> We should all remember when those trivial certificates got the premier
> places on our walls in the shack....all because there were lots of
> categories.
>
> Bill K4XS
>
>
> In a message dated 11/27/2013 11:39:58 A.M. Coordinated Universal Ti,
> pokane@ei5di.com writes:
>
> On 27/11/2013 05:15, Randy Thompson K5ZD wrote:
>> It is too bad the ARRL did not take the forward looking position and use
>> this opportunity to allow all single ops to use spotting assistance.
> These
>> contests would benefit from less categories rather than more.
>
> And why has K5ZD not already done the same for "his"
> contest - CQWW? It's because a recent survey made it
> clear that we, the SO entrants, didn't want it.
>
> The only benefit of this move would be to CQ and ARRL.
> As contest sponsors, they would be relieved of the
> unwanted responsibility of identifying which single
> ops used spotting assistance from other operators.
> Wasn't that once known as Multi-Op? :-)
>
> Fewer categories? Yes, why not? Let's take the
> forward looking position and combine power levels.
> And what about "classic" categories? Well, it's
> obvious - real men don't need time off.
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
>
>
>
>
>
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