[CQ-Contest] Stimulating Participation

[Russell Hill]

The parade has the different circumstance of having city policemen keeping 
folks out of the parade route, with the aid of barricades.

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From: "dt" <pattaya at direcpc.com>
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Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 8:25 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Stimulating Participation


> Bob,  k8kwt
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> Marlene and I  are in that group calling cq from WD5R.
> Just want you to know, we understand the problem.
> Even with a fair station set up here, we hesitate to put ourselves in a 
> position of
> having to 'relocate' during the contest.
> We try to establish a calling frequency before the contest starts and we 
> are just plain hard headed about hanging on to it.
> Primarily because we do not enjoy looking for some spot that appears 
> susceptible to bulling tactics.
> We'd like to see the 'band plan' handled like 'main street' is handled on 
> special occasions.
> Close down all the businesses not required for the special occasion, and 
> anyone that is not in the parade, is simply a spectator.
> Make 160 a cw band for cw contests, make 160 a ssb band for ssb contests, 
> and put everything back to normal  after the contest.
> This works for parades in the big cities, no reason it couldn't work for 
> contesting.
> Come to think of it, guess it wouldn't work because it would eliminate too 
> many  subjects for debate.
>
> The Big stations make the 'boom, boom, boom,
> The weak signals in the noise makes the music,
>
> Doug, n5ect
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