[CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest

[David Robbins K1TTT]

Actually last year in the cw contest we did take 4 hours off Saturday, but
not in one chunk, must have been too nice of a day to stay inside.  But
Sunday we had contacts every hour except 16z.


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: Russell Hill [mailto:rustyhill at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 15:10
> To: k1ttt at arrl.net; 'Andy Blank'; reflector cq-contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest
> 
> Thanks for reminding me about those noon openings on 160M, Dave.  I had
> forgotten all about them!
> 
> Rusty, NA5TR
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt at arrl.net>
> To: "'Andy Blank'" <n2nt at comcast.net>; "reflector cq-contest"
> <CQ-Contest at Contesting.COM>
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 10:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest
> 
> 
> > 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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