[CQ-Contest] Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater

[Ted Bryant]

...or you find out what the competition is using by checking out the
database maintained by Pete N4ZR:

The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com

73, Ted W4NZ


-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Tom Osborne
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:22 PM
To: CQ-Contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater


I remember back in the 50's, QST used to print a list of the gear the
Sweepstakes winners used.  It was really fun to look at all the stuff they
used.  Very few KW's and beams.  Mostly 100 watts and wire antennas
(stations like Mike uses now :-)

You can go to the ARRL website and look in the archives for SS results from
50's and 60's.  It's fun.  73
Tom W7WHY




yes, one of the neat facts of the OCDX contest is that they put out a
listing of all the equipment you used in the contest. now it is all
transeivers, but some years ago it was really interesting to see what
setups got kluged together for the contest...............

when i stoped blathering about the rules and actually read them. i feel
the RDXC does a great job giving a participation award to those who can
work so many contacts.

i have no chance in hell to make that many contacts, but i can at least
try............

mike w7dra

>
> Perhaps it has nothing to do with catching cheating and is just a
> way to
> provide more interesting information in the results...
>
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
>