[CQ-Contest] Station-Specific Incentives

Teijo Murtovaara teijo.murtovaara at netikka.fi
Fri Jul 8 03:27:21 EDT 2005


> 
> It's hardly the first time for "incentives". 
> 
> How many people recall sometime in the early 80s when Martti
> OH2BH offered a bottle of Madeira wine to anyone who worked
> him at CT3BZ on six (five?) bands in a contest? 
> 
> A quick Google shows that PJ1B in the 90s offered small 
> gouda cheeses for multiple bands. 
> 
> Neither of these led to runaway scores for those stations,
> or to an out-of-control avalanche of other similar incentives
> from contest stations.
> 
> I think that banning the occasional incentive offer is
> a solution looking for a problem.
> 
> 73,  Jeff K8ND
> 
> 

How about the wine bottles in CQP or Ten Tec Jupiter as a prize in
WAEDC? Should these be banned also? With that logic we should also
prohibit the pre-contest announcements. Lighten-up fellows and just
enjoy the coming IARU-contest!

Teijo OH6NIO



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