[CQ-Contest] WARC band contesting is a thing now !

[Ron Notarius W3WN]

Sorry John, but oh, yes you do.  Just keep an eye on the QRZ.com forums.  (Just wear your asbestos suit first)

73, ron w3wn. 

> On Feb 7, 2020, at 12:57 PM, John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> " Hint: Don't call it a "contest." How about Activity Day?"
> 
> Not a bad idea.  Field Day clogs the bands more than any contest, but you
> never see the non-contesters complaining about FD.
> 
> 73 John W5TD
> 
>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 10:34 AM James Cain <jamesdavidcain at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> "Breach of faith and trust" in whom? The elected so-called
>> "representatives" we sent to the 1979 WARC where the new bands got laid
>> out? The red herring of "placating non-contesters" stank then and it stinks
>> now.
>> 
>> I agree with Doug Renwick and have thought for years that a single-band
>> contest on each of the new bands, once a year, would be a lot of fun and
>> might attract new people to use them. Hint: Don't call it a "contest." How
>> about Activity Day?
>> 
>> Cain, K1TN
>> 
>> No.  For the breach of faith and trust alone, this is a terrible idea.
>> IMHO.
>> 
>> 73, ron w3wn
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Doug Renwick <ve5ra at sasktel.net>
>> To: 'CQ-Contest Reflector' <cq-contest at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Fri, Feb 7, 2020 8:26 am
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] WARC band contesting is a thing now !
>> 
>> I think a single band WARC contest would be fun. Say have a 30m or 17m or
>> 12m single band contest for a weekend; something like what is done with 10m
>> and 160m contests. Non contesters can use the non-WARC bands. Think about
>> it.
>> 
>> Doug
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