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Re: [VHFcontesting] Contest Tweaks?

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Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Contest Tweaks?
From: Zack Widup <w9sz@prairienet.org>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 11:55:50 -0500 (CDT)
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On Sun, 9 Apr 2006, Fred Lass wrote:

> I believe that nothing happened because there was no widespread support for 
> the changes. It makes me wonder where the suggestions came from in the first 
> place.
> 
> There may be a need for tweaks in the contest.  It will be hard to accomplish 
> tweaks when controversial change is proposed instead.
> 
> I have a question.  Do the point values on each band still make sense?  (1 
> point for 6 & 2, 2 points for 222 & 432, 4 points for microwave.)  In my 
> opinion, back when microwave activity was low and sections were multipliers 
> the bonuses were valid.  If bonus points per QSO are still valid with grid 
> squares, are the current values the best numbers?
> 
> 73,  Fred  K2TR
> 

IMO yes.  As I noted in another post, I've spent 20-30 minutes trying to 
make one microwave QSO.  They are much more difficult than say 432 MHz 
for the same distance.

73, Zack W9SZ

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