[CQ-Contest] CQ WPX SSB on Easter Weekend ?

[Timo]

Easter Weekend is very good, 
no need to take extra vacation from work: Friday and Monday are day offs.

73, Timo OH1NOA

----- Alkuperäinen viesti ----- 
Lähettäjä: Guy Olinger, K2AV <k2av at contesting.com>
Vastaanottaja: Jeffrey Clarke <ku8e1 at yahoo.com>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Lähetetty: 17. maaliskuuta 2002 1:52
Aihe: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ WPX SSB on Easter Weekend ?


> Don't usually rise on these, but isn't it time that we STOP calling
> people names who do work for FREE organizing these contests.
> 
> The weekends are fairly well packed and do not move their slot from
> year to year. If you knew anything about Easter, you would know that
> it never falls on the same Sunday from year to year. It follows the
> Jewish festival of Passover, which is timed on a lunar calendar.
> 
> Furthermore, Christianity is hardly the religion of a majority of the
> world populace.
> 
> All of which may explain why nobody except you brought it up.
> 
> Guy.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffrey Clarke" <ku8e1 at yahoo.com>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 11:23 AM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQ WPX SSB on Easter Weekend ?
> 
> 
> >
> >  I'm surprised no one has mentioned the fact that CQ WPX SSB is on
> > Easter weekend this year. I know in the past they have used the
> > excuse that Memorial day and Thanksgiving are American holidays
> > and much of the participation in CQ WPX and CQWW DX CW are outside
> > the USA. This is different because Easter is celebrated practically
> > everywhere in the world. IMO another stupid decision by the folks at
> > CQ....
> >                      Jeff  KU8E
> >
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