All,
I haven't read all the emails in this thread (this is a co-moderated
enterprise!), so apologies for any repetition.
Those who know me well already know how I feel about QTCs. FWIW, here are
my feelings:
1) I get the unique aspect of QTCs in the WAE. There is no other concept
like it in other contests that I know about, so kudos to the contest's
long-standing creativity in this regard.
2) Ken's point on their adding fun, especially during poor propagation,
makes sense to me if you're full-time. If you're not and just interested in
hitting F1 and running guys, the perspective on QTCs rapidly changes -- at
least for me.
3) This year, I was getting QTC requests in the first hour of the contest.
All while having a pile of guys calling me. This is not fun -- it is,
frankly, a pain in the butt and slows everything down, especially when you are
not a full-time op and just interested in working the boys.
4) I don't like a rule that is driven by guilt; the guilt of not helping
out your EU friends who benefit from receiving QTCs. So, as most do, I
succumb and painfully send all I have in the spirit of being a good trooper.
>From my, perhaps selfish point of view, the only thing the contest is doing
for me at this point is running my amp harder and heating up the shack. And,
we all know that feeling of sending a QTC block and getting "AGN?" on the
very first one. ARGH!
So, no judgment here. I applaud those who operate in the WAE and take it
seriously -- QTCs included. Maybe there could be a 4 (?) hour rule added that
disallows QTC traffic in the beginning of the contest? Or, maybe it's just
fine the way it is. No matter how you look at it, the WAE has been around
forever, so the organizers have that and the contest's popularity to be
proud of for sure.
73, John, K1AR
In a message dated 8/13/2015 8:58:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
kenke3x@gmail.com writes:
QTC's add a very interesting element to contesting, and makes WAE much
more fun than most other events, especially in poor propagation.
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