[CQ-Contest] WARC bands and contesting.

Mon Aug 5 20:00:12 EDT 2013

Have an inverted vee or dipole or loop up for 40 or 80 meters?  If so, you've got an antenna on the WARC bands.  Antenna timers do wonders.

73 Rich NN3W

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From: "N2GC" <N2GC at aol.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 5, 2013 4:40 pm
Subject: [CQ-Contest] WARC bands and contesting.
To: "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
Cc: "bparry at rgv.rr.com" <bparry at rgv.rr.com>, "cq-contest at contesting.com" <cq-contest at contesting.com>

Make it once a year and make the non-warc bands contest free that weekend. 

Like me I am sure that many contesters don't have any warc antennas. A warc contest would likely increase antenna sales. Why not have an antenna manufacturer sponsor the contest or the awards. Once all these warc-less  antenna people put up warc antennas they will be more likely to get on the warc bands all year long which will generate more activity. Remember use them or lose them. 

Fire extinguisher ready:)
Mike N2GC

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On Aug 5, 2013, at 12:05 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net> wrote:

> Tell you what Bill...
> 
> If you really want to know "why not", head over to some of the radio forums like QRZ.COM and eHam.NET and ask the question.  Just be ready to have your head handed to you by the anti-contest nutz, let alone the other users.
> 
> I would really, really, really recommend against opening up this can of worms.
> 
> 73
> 
> On 08/05/13, Bill Parry wrote:
> 
> I have been thinking that we have made a mistake in not allowing contesting
> on the WARC bands. These bands are real nice but there doesn't seem to be
> much activity. If we were to have a WARC band contest, we would get the
> occupancy rate up and it would help us become familiar with the band
> openings etc....not to mention it would allow us to work a lot of DX. Maybe
> just one a year? 
> 
> I know this topic is verboten but why not?
> 
> Bill W5VX
> 
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