Forwarding this on request from Jay, WS7I...
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> Ty, penned, [BARTG]"...which is inconsequential since it's a relatively
> insignificant contest
> of little interest to most serious competitors. I predict it will stay
> that way."
>
> "Tyler K3MM... Great Fun! One of the better RTTY contest of the year" BARTG
> results of 1997. Ty was first in the U.S. that year.
>
> It's always interesting to talk about rule's, and rule changes. Rules on
> the most part were made for a reason. When rules are modified they do have
> vast implications. But people -- in the case of the ARRL the MSC, always
> seem to "fix the rules". Mostly they tend to do it to make their contests
> the same. But in doing so they always have far reaching implications.
>
> But done is done as they say.
>
> It is interesting to see all of the rule changes that consistantly and
> constantly are discussed and taking place in other types of contests. e.g.
> changes in the 160 CQ to lower the number of hours, etc., etc. No one
> seems too distressed about these changes which would of course also modify
> decade old records. Fun thing about RTTY is that there is NO decade old
> record. Each is usually changed yearly these days with all the increased
> participation.
>
> I do take exception to comments about BARTG, it predates all of the U.S.
> RTTY contests, BARTG came long before CQ/DJ WW, WPX, ARRL RTTY Roundup. It
> has a very long and rich history, has a great committee and society behind
> it. The craddles of RTTY contesting are BARTG, CARTG, ANARTS, WAE, and
> VOLTA perhaps its best if we don't forget it.
>
> But back to rules. Fun to talk about but changes do have effects and adding
> more catagories is most often not possible. It add's plaques, certificates,
> and space in magazines. Most often the changes don't increase
> participation, increase competitiveness, or really even make things better.
> Take adding M2 to CQWW, Just another small catagory probably M/M should
> have been eliminated, but...don't look now. M2 is now in all CQ contests,
> I believe. Thought of by K5DJ, put in, and now its spread from RTTY to CW
> and SSB in CQWW. So keep on talking about changes you want, and keep on
> trying to convince someone else sometimes changes do happen.
>
> My new rule change opinion is this, "Does it make the contest more fun for
> more people?"
> Jay WS7I
>
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> Jay & Betsy Townsend, WS7I/WV7Y < townsend@rttyjournal.com >
> Dayton 2003 RTTY Group
> http://www.rttyjournal.com
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