[CQ-Contest] A Call to Action

[kd4d at comcast.net]

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From: "Ward Silver" <hwardsil at gmail.com>
> > We should be recruiting these people.
> >
> > We want them to operate contests and we want them to submit logs.
> > This means we need publicity.  We need to tell these people that
> > contesting is fun and that it is easy.  We need to make sure they
> > can find and understand the rules.  We need to provide friends and
> > Elmers.  And we need to provide incentives to submit the logs.
> >
> > snip
> >
> > Can the major contest clubs help?
> >
> >                              Paul, K1XM
> 
> Exactly.  Here's my proposal - first, support www.contesting.com.  If I were 
> a new HF operator and was looking for information on contesting, where would 
> I go?  Let's see, boatanchors.com?  No.  Um, endlessyakking.com?  No.  Why - 
> I might go to contesting.com!!!  Here's a Web site, all set up for *just 
> this very function* for us to use.  OK - so I'm not being very funny.  You 
> get the point.  No new Web site or club is required.
> 
> I'll bet all of our contest clubs have some material on our Web sites about 
> how to operate in a contest.  
[...]

Hi Ward:

Have you seen the "Contesting FAQ?"  http://www.qsl.net/zs1an/contesting_faq.html

I think ZS1AN has done a great job with this and I think it is a great resource.

73,

Mark, KD4D




> 73, Ward N0AX 
> 
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