[CQ-Contest] The new era of Hamradio contests; win a cash prize

[Barry]

There's too much cheating now for just a plaque or certificate. Imagine 
if money were involved.
Barry W2UP

On 2/1/2016 12:31, Pedro Claver Orozco HK1X wrote:
> I would like to present my idea to the contest audience,my apologies if not
> to their liking.
> Everything in the world revolves around the awards and plaques. Why
> not contemplate the chance to win cash prizes? in Best contests?.
> All contest today in all subjects included Medicine They are rewarded with
> cash money.
> My proposal is related and focused to make our contest hobby a little more
> interesting and serve to help those people who make their competition. Also
> help all big stations to renew and update stations.
>
> Approaches:
>
> 1.- Motivate those stations spent years doing contest, to repair and renew
> equipments.
> 2.- Motivate those stations spent years doing contest, make a new
> investments.
> 3.- Motivate all radio stations make special mounts for contest; all
> hamradio stores trade would move to sell more equipments and pieces.
> 4.- These stores in turn would be the sponsoring prize money of contests.
> 5.- Owners of contest such CQ, will be asked to companies new
> strategies and money sponsorships.
> 6.- These competitions and Prizes will chosen and observed by ARRL and IARU.
>
> Many people do not like the idea, many are conservative with hamradio, but
> remember we are in 2016.
> My apologies I love the radio equal when it started at age of 13 year.
> Today Im 48 years old. And will continue doing what I like, hamradio
> contests.
>
> I think as well as sponsoring expeditions, Why could also companies selling
> Hamradio products sponsoring cash money for best year contests.
>
> It is not unreasonable, think? . Let think for a while in detail.
>
> What do you thinking about?
>
> Note: My apologies for my English, hope understand my idea.
>
> 73s
> ​Pedro Claver Orozco
> HK1X
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