[CQ-Contest] Re: 2 point NA in CQWW

[Jan.E.Holm at telia.se]

 Yes it came about for that reason a long time ago. I think
 it was W2SKE that came up with the idea in the late fifties
 or early sixties and the motivation was to increas activity
 in the Carribean. Of course at that point that motivation would
 hold water but as far as I see it it wouldnt today.
  
 73, Jim SM2EKM
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>I agree North America gets a raw deal in CQWW (not WPX) when it comes  
to
>multipliers, BUT they get double points for same-continent contacts.
>NOBODY else gets those.  With anomalies in the rules like that it is
>impossible to compare one continent with another.  By all means break
>the U.S. into ten call areas, or better still 48 States, it will give  
me
>more mults to work.  But to compensate, give inter-continent contacts
>the same points as everybody else in the world gets, one not two.


Andrew,

   Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't the original intent of the 2  
point
NA rule to encourage more operation from the Carribean contries,
specifically contest type DXpeditions ?    In that, it seems to have
accomplished it's objectives.

  Dave  K2XR in 7Z2land

 ( still waiting for WPX 'Gulf Area' plaque from '91 as 7Z2AB )




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