K4VX (W9WI, op)

Wed Feb 22 11:24:07 EST 1995

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From:	IN%"72777.3143 at compuserve.com"  "Doug Smith"    20-FEB-1995 18:08
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From: Doug Smith <72777.3143 at compuserve.com>
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(hey Mark, can I talk you into posting this to the contest reflector?)

1995 ARRL DX Competition, CW
K4VX/0 Missouri, 20m single-band, single-op
W9WI, operator

1221 QSOs
 102 countries
Final score:  373,626

Soapbox:

1)     Don't DX stations keep dupe sheets?  I know I worked one well-known
Asian station (NOT a JA, and NOT VS6WO) *FOUR* times, he called me every
time.  I'm sure some European stations did just as badly, definitely
remember working some of them at least three times... (can I trade one of
those QSOs for one with my home call?  Still need his country from home...)

2)     How do other U.S. operators deal with W's answering your CQs?  At
times I had pileups of W's about 3-4 deep, occasionally failing to stand by
when I answered a DX station. Early on, I just worked them without logging
them, but it just seemed to encourage more W's to call. But with some W's,
even blatantly calling CQ DX didn't get rid of them. Ideas?

73 Doug W9WI/4
opr. @ K4VX, ARRL DX CW, 20m. single-band

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>From sellington" <sellington at mail.ssec.wisc.edu  Wed Feb 22 11:24:29 1995
From: sellington" <sellington at mail.ssec.wisc.edu (sellington)
Date: 22 Feb 95 11:24:29 U
Subject: Infrequent signing and dupes

>Perhaps in our champaign to demand full calls, we should also insist on at 
>least
>1 signing per QSO.)

I'll second that!

Scott  K9MA

>From k3lr <k3lr at telerama.lm.com>  Wed Feb 22 17:41:56 1995
From: k3lr <k3lr at telerama.lm.com> (k3lr)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 12:41:56 -0500
Subject: DAYTON CONTEST DINNER
Message-ID: <199502221741.MAA20803 at epicycle.lm.com>

Due to the massive response, I am sending more details about the 
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              Frankford Radio Club
              Yankee Clipper Contest 
              Potomac Valley Radio Club

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Hope to see you there!
73,
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>From Marijan Mileti} <Marijan.Miletic at ijs.si>  Wed Feb 22 05:52:02 1995
From: Marijan Mileti} <Marijan.Miletic at ijs.si> (Marijan Mileti})
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 05:53:02 +0001
Subject: Bosnian & Croatian Serbs - X5 & YU2!
Message-ID: <01HNC8499KW2000J2W at CATHY.IJS.SI>

Hi contesters,

As the subject of X5 appeared again, I must say that USA op's are happy to
be faraway from Balkans otherwise they might work even YU2 stations which
are Serbs in Krajina region claimed by Croatia, 9A.  It happens to us S5
in VHF contests and then our contest managers follow similar policy as CQ
magazine.  The whole CQ WW attitude seems to be defined by their EU adviser
from this area while the rest of the world community speaks with Bosnian
Serbs as one of the three parties involved in local civil war.

Considering the CQ policy toward XZ9A rebels, I feel X5 are mistreated!

ARRL has it right along the lines of US foreign policy and ITU regulations.

In order to prevent any politically motivated flames, let me state that I
was born in Croatia, did elementary school in Bosnia (YU4EBL town), gradu-
ated in Belgrade and I live last 17 years in Slovenia.  My wife is of
Armenian origin (souns like a melting pot).  I did lot of traveling around
former Yugoslavia meeting wonderful people everywhere and I couldn't ima-
gine such a violent break-up and deplorable war still going on in Bosnia.
In my honest opinion, Serbs should be blamed for Bosnian conflict but NOT
for a situation in Croatia where they represent 10% minority!

73 de Mario, S56A, N1YU.

email: Marijan.Miletic at IJS.SI