[CQ-Contest] Re: CQ-Contest Digest, Vol 12, Issue 38

[Jack Schuster]

I am!...well I should say disappointed. It looked like we would be home from
our RV trip in time to do it in Feb for a change, but not now! 73   JACK
W1WEF
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>    1. Sprint date change - I am NOT HAPPY  (Scott R.)
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> Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:20:27 -0800 (PST)
> From: "Scott R." <w4pa at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Sprint date change - I am NOT HAPPY
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> >It was quickly determined that the weekend of January 31/Feb 1 would
> be
> >a better time for the contest.  Therefore, the "new formula" for the
> >CW Sprint date in February contains an exception for when the contest
> >falls on Valentines Day, where it will jump up two weeks (before the
> >phone Sprint).  This still avoids any conflict with the FOC marathon.
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> That's great.  TERRIFIC.  I scheduled myself for a trip that weekend
> because, of course, the CW Sprint is the weekend of February 15th and I
> wanted to be sure I'd be around that weekend to operate it.
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> I have to say that changing the date of a contest two months beforehand
> when the date has been published for quite some time in advance is a
> BAD IDEA.  We did this with the CW Sprint to avoid Labor Day weekend
> once before on short notice and that short-notice date change was
> shouted down.  I strongly suggest this change be revoked, Tree.
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> Anyone else ticked off about this?
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> Scott Robbins, W4PA
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