[CQ-Contest] Ideas for WRTC 2004

[Peter Grillo, Sr.]

YU7BW (OJ2Q) had 254 QSO's on 20 SSB 1st hour!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Gilmer, N2MG" <n2mg at eham.net>
To: "[Contest Reflector]" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Ideas for WRTC 2004


> Considering that the OJs ran 100W to a rather low tribander, I have to
> believe that it was difficult for a "SSB" team to compete.  I only
> dabbled in the contest, but watching the spots and listening to the
> activity at my QTH, the OJ activity seemed far greater on CW than SSB.
> In fact, I worked all 52 OJ calls, 48 of them on 20CW, but only 6 or so
> on 20SSB.
>
> -Mike N2MG
>
> The following message was sent by "KL7RA" <kl7ra at blizzard.gcgo.nasa.gov>
on Wed, 17 Jul 2002 20:51:44 -0800.
>
> > -- CW and SSB count the same points and no additional multiplier for a
second
> > band mode QSO.
> >    This rule prevents any advantage for a  team with equal skills in
both modes.
> > A team that can do both modes well should be rewarded but this rule says
> > that a SSB team only can also compete. Is this what we want?
>
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