[CQ-Contest] WPX and 30 Hour Nonsense

[kl7ra]

>Yes, every decade this topic comes up again.  And again. 
>And again, like that greasy Cheeseburger that just won't 
>digest properly, and keeps causing Reflector heartburn.

Yo Bob

>From Dayton hall chatter I have heard you "owned" the WPX
contest in past years. So from a selfish reason I can understand
your comments. Why change a winning (for you) format.

Since I'm on the opposite side of our great country from you, I take 
the opposite view. The reduced hours allowed me a better score. 
In fact I have made the top ten box in WPX CW which is way cool 
for Alaska. After the rule change by N8BJQ to allow you to work 
even more Europe I voted with my contest calendar and stopped 
operating the WPX CW. 

There are a lot of contests to chose from in a calendar year. I pick 
some because I can operate the full 48, and do, (WW). Some 
because I can submit a good score, (ARRL DX)  and some 
because I like the format, (ARRL 10, IARU).

My opinion is a rule change should be for the good of everyone. A 
rule change that benefits "most" is probably okay but a rule change 
that allows a bigger advantage for some while forcing a bigger 
disadvantage on others is not a good rule change. 

Had WPX started out as 48 hours then we wouldn't have this 
discussion. It was a FB contest for us, in a selfish way, and much 
different then the WW because I didn't have to work Europe on 80 
and had 18 hours of off time. I have a lot of off time regardless by 
poor propagation.  

So, how about this: Since both of us take an equal but opposite 
selfish side to this contest and its format I vote we withdraw our 
selfish opinion and watch the discussion between more balanced 
contesters.   

73,  Rich KL7RA
p.s. I like greasy cheeseburgers!