[CQ-Contest] Packet Cheerleaders

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

5 words per minute?  I'd shoot myself after 10 QSOs.

Rich NN3W

--- Original Message ---
From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why at charter.net>
To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Packet Cheerleaders

>kd4d wrote:
>
>
>> We certainly don't want to try to "force" the 
casual folks to do
>anything!
>>
>> Almost anything that increases participation is a 
good thing.  The
>> guys chasing countries or zones or states or 
islands or prefectures
>> are vital to the future of contesting.
>
>I can think of a couple of good things to really get 
the casuals into
>the contest.
>
>In the cw contests, make it a rule that all exchanges 
have to be sent
>at 5 wpm or less.  That would REALLY increase casual 
participation.
>
>In SSB contests, we would have to learn the "10 code" 
to go along with
>Q signals.  Make "you're wall to wall and tree top 
tall" part of the
>exchange instead of the tired old "59."  Now that 
would get the
>newbies involved.   73
>Tom W7WHY
>
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