[CQ-Contest] I hate ITU prefills

[John Geiger]

How about the CQMM contest, where the exchange is the continent?  I like
that contest, but there is nothing to copy in the exchange that the call
doesn't give you.

73 John AF5CC

On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 6:20 PM, Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>
wrote:

> I strongly agree, Paul.  I consider contests like CQWW to be about the
> dumbest around, and to require the least operating skill. If you get the
> call right, you're done except for QSOs from countries with more than one
> zone (and for US operators, that's a pretty small fraction). And even then,
> how hard is it to copy a 1-2 digit number?
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> On 6/29/2017 1:09 PM, Paul O'Kane wrote:
>
>> Why do we persist in exchanging known, redundant information?
>>
>> Contest sponsors need not complain about pre-fills when the
>> exchange is known, with near certainty, in advance.  How
>> about introducing some unknown element in contest exchanges?
>>
>
>
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