[CQ-Contest] A puzzle

Pete Smith N4ZR n4zr at contesting.com
Sat Mar 23 08:45:54 EDT 2013


I guess where I was coming from is ... we now have virtually 
instantaneous, universal communication among contesters.  The old 
rationale for always having contests on "the second full weekend in X" 
would seem to be obsolete, so why not be more adaptable to real-world 
calendar constraints?

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 3/23/2013 8:08 AM, Mike Kasrich wrote:
> A similar statement can be made as to why WPX CW is on a holiday 
> weekend for the US in May.
>
>
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> On 3/23/2013 7:00 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>> Just contemplating this weekend without any significant contest 
>> activity, and wondering why WPX SSB is on Easter weekend. Why wasn't 
>> it moved a year ago?
>>
>
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