[CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest

[David Robbins K1TTT]

Andy's private answer...

> Maybe he can go work DX on 15m :-).
> That is a band that is actually open in the daytime. If there are
> sunspots of course.
> 
> 73, Andy N2NT

But we don't work DX... I get operators here for 48 hours to work a CONTEST
and that's what we do...  When we set up for the 160m contest the 15m
station is converted to the 2nd op listening position.... And NONE of the
other radios is usually turned on unless maybe to try to listen on another
antenna on 160m!  Putting restrictions on what has historically been an
unrestricted class is just going to put real contesters out of work.  Just
think of the poor guys at w2gd sitting around with nothing to do for 8 hours
a weekend, put them out on the street and what are they going to do?  Start
mugging hermit crabs for their shells?  Hold up the sea gull on the corner?
It could destroy 160m at noon as we know it and love it!


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Blank [mailto:n2nt at comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 23:11
> To: k1ttt at arrl.net
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest
> 
> At 04:33 PM 10/16/2008, you wrote:
> >I'll agree with that, whats the purpose of limiting multi-op??  whats the
> >daytime operator supposed to do now??
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >David Robbins K1TTT
> >e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> >web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> >AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> > > bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Kopacz
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 04:24
> > > To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> > > Cc: Topband at contesting.com
> > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest
> > >
> > > "5. A 40-hour maximum operating period has been added for multi-op
> > > entries."
> > >
> > > Andy,
> > >
> > > I am not certain I understand this rule at all. I have never operated
> a
> > > 160 contest, but it seems to me one would be lucky to get 40 hours of
> > > time on that band.
> > >
> > > Besides, even if the band was open for 40 hours, why would there be a
> > > maximum operating time for multi-ops? It seems that multiple operators
> > > would want to operate the entire contest so everyone maximizes their
> on
> > > air time and fun. Otherwise, why bother operating multi-op at all?
> > >
> > > What am I missing here?
> > >
> > > David ~ KY1V
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