[CQ-Contest] Domestic stations in CQWW

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

USA percentage of all valid QSOs:

2006 - 4.9 percent
2007 - 6.6 percent

On an absolute basis and relative basis, the numbers were up.  Significantly on an absolute basis.

73 RIch NN3W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Beckwith" <n5ot at n5ot.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Domestic stations in CQWW


> Rich, what are the relative percentages of your total QSOs for those years? 
> Are you thinking the number is the result of specifying "outside the US"? 
> I'm not sure I get what you're trying to say.
> 
> Mark, N5OT
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard DiDonna NN3W" <nn3w at cox.net>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 11:47 AM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Domestic stations in CQWW
> 
> 
>> I'm not going to rehash old arguments and debates from the past, but 
>> WB9Z's 3830 posting did spark a little question...
>>
>> Did anyone else besides him and I notice a marked increase in the number 
>> of W/K stations answering domestic CQs this past weekend?  My stateside 
>> QSO count went from 152 in 2006 to 231 in 2007.  And that 231 number is 
>> the result of the fact that around 1900z I changed my CQ loop message to 
>> "CQ countest outside of the United States?"
>>
>> Any other experiences on this matter?
>>
>> 73 Rich NN3W
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