[CQ-Contest] "QTC?"

[Axel Schernikau, DL6KVA]

First of all I must applaud to John for this point of view!

And I can add:

Without QTCs the WAE would be another boring contest during often worse 
summer condx for European stations. But it is the Worked All Europe 
intentionally and it has this unique component many are waiting for - 
other shates it.

WAE is LOT of fun from outside EU as You have good runs from the many 
EUs (did it twice from 4K).
As a EU You find pretty low amount of serious DX stations taking part. 
The QTCs are special for WAE, and with them the WAE brings fun to EU 
stations too and a GREAT challance for the receiving side of QTCs (it's 
SUCH a big different between 10-12 enters and logging them online at 
fast speed).
Of course with current QRN and QSB situation (as almost always in 
summer) it's hard to say in advance if You can make all 10 go through 
except from the real loud signals ;)

And the fact of lot of QTCs transmitted especially on sunday changes the 
tactic for everybody too ... if You want loose too much of points and fun.

I'd say:
Get the max of fun of it for both sides and have more fun with it everybody!

Thanks to all participants, all callers, all QTC-senders (also for 2,3,4 
etc QTCs), all QSO-givers :)

73 & Gl,

Axel Schernikau, DL6KVA
dl6kva at darc.de

K1AR at aol.com schrieb:
> Pete,
>  
> Over the years, no one has hated QTCs more than me. That being said, I now  
> realize it's part of fabric of this particular contest. WAE is not simply 
> about  rate. My new enlightened view is that QTCs will be solicited at all  
> times during the contest and that's just fine with me (yes, I was asked at 
> 0005Z  on Friday night). If I were a European competitor, I'd do the same 
> thing.
>  
> Like the NA Sprint and other contests, if we don't like the rules/style of  
> the contest, we don't operate. Asking others to lower their competitive 
> edge to  enhance our North American fun is not reasonable. This is a 
> European-run  contest. For once, it's time for North America to let our  European 
> colleagues run the show the way they want to do it. I applaud  their efforts. 
> Given the activity levels this weekend, I'd say the WAE contest  is alive and 
> well.
>  
> 73 John, K1AR 
>  
>  
> In a message dated 8/15/2010 7:14:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> n4zr at contesting.com writes:
>
> So, let  me suggest a simple guideline - be extremely selective in asking 
> a  *running* non-European if he wants to do a QTC.  Unless he's really  
> struggling (pretty unlikely on Saturday anyway), it will not be welcome,  
> and almost certainly with get a grumpy "NO." Wait till Sunday, or wait  
> for him to call you when you're running.
>
>   

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Axel Schernikau, DL6KVA
dl6kva at darc.de