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

[Dale Putnam]

There goes the hobby. 

Have a great day, 
 
 
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Dale - WC7S in Wy
 
 


> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> From: w2up at comcast.net
> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 13:20:47 -0700
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The new era of Hamradio contests; win a cash prize
> 
> 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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