[CQ-Contest] contest restructing

[Tom Osborne]

The way the DX contests are now is kind of like having 10 participants in a
100 yard dash and 4 of them have 2 legs and the rest have only 1.  But -
they all run in the same race.

I'm sure the 2-legged people would not want to change the rules as they are
guaranteed to win every time.  The other 6 stay up for the first 10 feet or
so, but then they are completely outclassed.  Then after that, they are
just spectators, watching the 2-legged guys running like crazy.

They look at the 1-legged runners and say, "Quit griping - it's your own
fault - you should have 2 legs."

Then some of the 1-legged guys ask the rule makers to let them use blades,
like some of the other handicapped runners do. The 2-legged guys say, "No
way - it would mess up the records and ruin the race - you might run faster
than us.".

But, - they can always say, "I just do this for fun"  Actually - that is
all they can say.  73
Tom W7WHY


On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Larry via CQ-Contest <
cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:

> hi guys,
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> i have read quite a few ideas about restructuring the CQ WW. obviously
> there is a need to modernise this contest.
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> preserving old scores is a foolish reason. present radios have -40 db
> compared to the plus 10 db of the older sets. antennas are now computer
> designed and on and on. there is no comparison between today's contest and
> that of even 10 years ago.
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> regards to the USA competition there is no way for a west coast station to
> compete with one in the east coast. period.
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> if you complain that very few young operators are joining our ranks
> consider the fact that quite a number of "contest stations" on the west
> coast have been organized in the last 15 years and all have quit after
> finding there is no way to win. forget the "fun", everyone wants to win. no
> competition here versus the " big east coast three". there is no place for
> the new and young operator to get experience. this is a contest for the old
> men with experience and the rich who can provide a super station.
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> contest directors please take note. change the structure of the CQ WW or
> the contest dies with us.
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> 73,
> larry
> n7dd
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