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

[Martin , LU5DX]

Amen!

73,

LU5DX

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 5:20 PM, Barry <w2up at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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