[CQ-Contest] CQ-WPX...WW or Domestic ?

[Steve Lufcy]

I4jmy has hit the nail on the head.
The length of the contest doesn't even the playing field. Regardless of
whether it is 30, 36, or 48 hours long a W1 has an advantage over a W9,
etc.
Personally I like the WPX contest, and wish it were the full 48 hours- I
will operate as much as I can regardless (within the rules). Please don't
shorten the time I can operate one of my favorite events.
Compete as you can, and don't look for an artificial advantage to compete
against something you can not change. I will continue to have fun on my
playing field and do the best I can without trying to create an advantage
(or excuse) that doesn't exist.
73 de KM0L Steve in KC

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> From: i4jmy at migate.n8it.AMPR.ORG
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQ-WPX...WW or Domestic ?
> Date: Friday, April 03, 1998 4:09 AM
> 
>     I don't wan't to enter in the core of the 30-36 "discussion", but 
>     some questions and thoughts arose in my mind.......
> 
>     1) I think there is no way to eliminate geographical advantages. 
>        When artificially shortening the openings nothing can be done 
>        on their "quality", rates will continue to be different.
>        A "good" W1 will run more Eu's than a "good" W7 or a CT1 more 
>        US's than an I4, and the same happens in many other places of 
>        the world.
> 
>     2) In case of low or disturbed propagation the differences risk
>        to be enhanced rather than reduced.
> 
>     3) If a "leveling" is the explaination for limiting to 30 hours,
>        why excluding M/S and M/M entry ?
> 
>     4) Is it fair to keep 6 bands busy for 48 hours when the contest 
>        is only 30 hours for each entrant ?
> 
>     5) May be I'm wrong, but WPX is a WW contest not a USA domestic
>        one. Isn't it time to realize that there is no shame if a W7
>        scores less than W1 . Is there any W7 or W5 (or I4, etc.) 
>        aiming to compare his results with those of a P40 ?
>        
>     6) Some increase in the value of continental and in-country QSO, 
>        with a consequent proportional decrease for the extracontinental 
>        ones, will definitely discourage a big number of people to enter, 
>        expecially those in low populated areas, far from N.am and Eu.
> 
>     7) 9Y4 is a prefix like KQ2, but each qso of a 9Y4 with USA counts
>        much more, double in low bands. There is plenty of motivation
>        for expeditions in WPX too.
> 
> 
>     ....that's all folks.
> 
> 
>     73, 
>     I4JMY 
> 
> 
>     e-mail I4JMY at migate.n8it.ampr.org
> 
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