[CQ-Contest] Unintended Consequences

[Joe]

I loved that first one.

It was going to be my fav DX test.

Joe WB9SBD

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On 7/12/2011 7:55 AM, James Cain wrote:
> To Bob, KQ2M -- That was a great exposition on the CQ WPX rules; very thoughtful. Thanks for writing it. It reminded me of why for a long time it was a contest that did not interest me.
>
> I am still waiting for someone to reveal what the *un* intended consequences were of increasing the WPX hours of operation from 30 to 36. I have no idea.
>
> I'm sure nobody remembers, or cares, but it was I who drafted the original rules for the IARU Radiosport Championship (as we called it) in early 1977. The Bicentennial Celebration in July 1976 had been such a huge success that it seemed like a good idea for ARRL/IARU to sponsor an annual, big, summer event.
>
> There were several active contesters at ARRL HQ at the time -- all of us in our 20s -- and, as I recall, after the Bicentennial Celebration we all agreed "that was very cool." And the Contest Advisory Committee in those days was more active, and visible, than they are now.
>
> I don't recall when HQ multipliers were added to the IARU HF mix; it was sometime after I was involved. I worked at ARRL HQ and was "contest editor" and CAC liaison during the Bicentennial and IARU RS days.
>
> Jim Cain, K1TN/9
> Northern Wisconsin
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