[CQ-Contest] Where are the JA's

[Michael Tope]

Good points Jim. I thought perhaps it might be the stronger
cultural emphasis on competition especially in the Eastern
European bloc countries (e.g. Radiosport). Orienteering
(another competitive aspect of amateur radio) seems to be
big over there too. Of course, when you do DX contests from
Europe, it doesn't hurt that you are sitting amidst a sea of
multipliers. In Japan you are a lot farther from the multiplier
action (JA is 7 to 8 time zones away from Europe, much the
same way that the US West Coast is 7 to 8 time zones away
from Europe). Has a JA station every won the CQ WorldWide
Contest? If so, its probably been the exception, not the rule.

JA's are the life  blood of US West Coast DX contesting, so
its too bad about the decline. Sometimes we get good Europe
here, but its usually only a sliver of what the East Coast gets.

73 de Mike, W4EF/6.................................





----- Original Message -----
From: <Jimk8mr at aol.com>
To: <W4EF at dellroy.com>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Where are the JA's


>
> In a message dated 6/22/04 4:47:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
W4EF at dellroy.com
> writes:
>
>
> > Has anyone
> > figured out why Europe largely dodged the demographic
> > bullet that has hit Japan and to a somewhat lesser extent the
> > US? Or has it (perhaps my perception is incorrect)?
> >
>
>
> I've wondered if it might be that amateur radio provides a unique
opportunity
> to practice speaking English with native speakers of various dialects, a
> highly valuable skill in today's world.
>
> In Europe this is propagationally no problem even with simple equipment.
Not
> so from JA. And of course it's irrelevant from the USA.
>
>
> 73  -  Jim   K8MR
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