[CQ-Contest] ARRL DX CW Contest in QST

[rjairam at gmail.com]

As I am in a policy position I try to maintain a good relationship with HQ
staff as I believe that it fosters more open communication so we can fix
what is wrong.

The magazine’s de-emphasis on contest results are claimed to be based on
survey data but as I explained in NCJ this month, I don’t think that tells
the full story.

That said it is absolutely true that in general the magazine business is
dying. However with ham radio trending to an older crowd we may not die as
fast as others.

The advertising thing I’m 50/50 on. For one the ads are in a convenient
place, and I do look at them. But they are also easy to “skip.”

Sponsorship is not a bad idea. The CW proficiency certificate for example
is sponsored by Vibroplex. Do you know of any ham vendor who would be
willing to sponsor expanded results in print? I’m sure there is one out
there.

However I know there used to be expanded results articles online. Do those
still exist? It used to be nice as it also had regional breakdowns -
regional competition is good for those who aren’t in Maine or otherwise
operating from the East Coast.

73
Ria, N2RJ



On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 3:32 PM Jeff Clarke <ku8e at ku8e.com> wrote:

> I'm not trying to be disrespectful but the ARRL Contest Manager job at
> the ARRL has to be a thankless and low paying job. The person who takes
> that position probably has to have another income to be able to afford
> to live in CT. I have relatives that live in CT so I know how expensive
> it is to live there. The last few contest managers have been call signs
> I've never heard of.  If you don't have active contesters running the
> things it will show. Could be they are pushed around by the higher ups
> at ARRL and just do what they say to keep their job.
>
> Jeff
>
> On 8/27/2019 09:47 AM, James Cain wrote:
> > I think QST magazine's two pages for each segment of the ARRL DX Contest
> > are just fine; a Top Ten box for every entry category.
> >
> > ARRL contest line scores are memorialized in full in the on-line score
> > listings, which can be sorted any way you like for easy reading and
> > analysis. And there's space on line for all the writing, soapbox, and
> > photos we want, more than ever could be published on paper.
> >
> > Ancient contest results articles published in the magazine are all
> > available in the QST Archives. Want to see how you did in the 1962 Novice
> > Roundup? Go download that issue of QST and there you are in all your
> glory.
> >
> > The economics of paper publishing are nightmarish and getting worse. Ask
> > the publisher of your local newspaper, if you still even have one. People
> > who think that QST should give half of its editorial space to one percent
> > of its membership (contesters) are delusional.
> >
> > K1TN
> > (Look at my qrz.com page before flaming. Thank you.)
> >
> >
> > ----------------------
> >
> > Every contest participant needs to be included in the results article! It
> > could be pretty discouraging to participate in your first ARRL contest
> and
> > not see your score listed in the results article.
> >
> > Dave WN4AFP
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 5:32 PM <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
> >
> >> * I agree, articles to attract new contesters would be great.  Also it*
> >> * is nice to show more than top ten scores, many little pistol ops
> would*
> >> * love to see their callsign in the magazine. CQ Magazine still does
> this.*
> >>
> >> * John KK9A*
> >>
> >>
> >> * Frank W3LPL wrote:*
> >>
> >> * The DX Contest results article in September QST (now available via
> the*
> >> * ARRL homepage) is just as awful.*
> >>
> >>
> >> * Someone at ARRL HQ needs to undertake a serious review of how contest*
> >> * results are reported in QST. IMHO contest results articles should not
> be*
> >> * directed at the committed contester audience, every one of us knows
> > where*
> >> * to look for the on-line results. The articles should be written to
> > attract*
> >> * the*
> >> * interest of the not-yet-committed.*
> >>
> >>
> >> * 73*
> >> * Frank*
> >> * W3LPL*
> >>
> >>
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