This discussion has been going on now for what as long at the CQ-Contest
reflector has been around and yet most people still send their check right.
Just copy what is sent and move on. The data sent and received has no
meaning. It is an arbitrary part of the exchange. Why not make it your
grid square. Then it can't change and would go along well with the new
ARRL operating event for next year...............Grid squares worked!
W0MU
On 11/8/2017 5:17 PM, Mike/W5JR wrote:
Sounds like everyone is going to be sending "55" next year.
tnx
Mike / W5JR
Alpharetta GA
sent via my HP95LX
On Nov 8, 2017, at 2:37 PM, John Geiger <af5cc2@gmail.com> wrote:
What is the point of the ARRL stating in the rules that the check is the
year first licensed, if they really don't care what you send?
73 John AF5CC
On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 9:51 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com> wrote:
I think most people try to use their actual year licensed.
That would be a good question to ask on the entry form. What year were
you licensed. It think we all know that new hams are hard to come by and
many are not interested in contesting.
W0MU
On 11/7/2017 1:54 PM, ShelbyK4WW wrote:
Why are so many putting so much emphasis on the CK, as anything more than
a
"randomly chosen two digit number that is consistently used throughout the
contest", having absolutely no relation to anything? ARRL has indicated it
will not enforce the CK as being "The last 2 digits of the year of first
license for either the operator or the station", and many have indicated
that they change their CK, from year to year? It certainly has little, if
any, bearing on when they were licensed?
As far as CW speed is concerned, when I call another station, I feel
obligated to try and match their speed. Sometimes this requires me to
listen to several contacts, before calling. I expect, and usually receive,
the same consideration, when I'm called? I fail to see any logic to
calling
at a much higher speed, then having to endure several repeats?
In it to win it? Not a chance
In it to have fun? Most definitely
73, Shelby - K4WW
As I don't have an iPad nor iPhone, sent from my PC
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