[CQ-Contest] SS CW question

[Andrew]

Hmm, this raises an interesting question for me..... I've never
participated in Sweepstakes, but if I decided to give out a few points,
would I use the year I was first licensed in the UK (1991) or the year I
was first licensed in the US (1996)?

Vy 73,

Andrew AC6WI / GI0NWG


On 08/11/10 22:33, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
> Aw, c'mon Zack.  "First licensed" means first licensed, period.
> 
> It's bad enough we have people picking random numbers because they can get
> away with it.  Let's not muddy the waters further.
> 
> 73
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Zack Widup
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 9:28 PM
> To: CQ Contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS CW question
> 
> The rules don't specify for the check the year you were first licensed as a
> WHAT. I suppose I could legally use the year I was first licensed as a
> Novice, as a General, as an Extra, or maybe even the year I was first
> licensed as W9SZ. They are all different.
> But I've been sticking with the same year for a long time. It's engrained
> into me so I just automatically send it now.
> :-)
> 
> 73, Zack W9SZ
> 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> The thing that sets SS apart from other QSO-fests like CQWW is that the
>> exchange is not a predictable "fye nye foe" and that software cannot
>> auto-populate the log.  It is a test of Radioman Skills (tm).
>>
>> With that in mind, some of us have bad memories and cannot reliably be
>> counted on to send the same number as we sent you last year, thus
>> confounding those who depend on databases to avoid actually copying what
> we
>> actually send.
>>
>> 73, de Hans, K0HB
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Geiger
>> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 11:05 PM
>> To: Joe ; KI9A at aol.com ; cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS CW question
>>
>> Joe,
>>
>> I agree completely on the check issue. The rules are pretty plain on what
>> the check is.  If it was any number you choose, the rules would say "The
>> check is any number you choose"
>>
>> 73s John AA5JG
>>
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