[CQ-Contest] There goes the Clean Sweep

[Jeff Clarke]

Mike,

The W7 call area land mass is much greater than the Canadian Maritimes. 
You could take the lower half of QC and add in NB, NS, PEI and NF and it 
wouldn't even cover half of the W7 call area. Plus those that live in 
the W7 call area would tell you that the propagation from AZ and the 
southern W7 call is much different than WA, OR, MT and WY north of them. 
That would be like grouping GA, where I live, with ME.  We all know the 
propagation doesn't even compare.

I sure hope you still get on the air (even if it's PT) just to hand out 
your semi-rare section. I'll never really be competitive with my station 
but still make an effort to get on for just about every CW contest (even 
if I'm not FT) because it's fun. My station situation will never change 
for the better since I'm semi-retired (with 2 kids in college and one 
more to go) so there aren't really any big towers or beams in my future 
unless I hit the lottery! Despite this I still manage to have fun and 
have a sense of pride when I have higher scores than people who have 
much bigger stations than I do.

Jeff


On 1/3/2020 04:05 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
> Hey Dave,
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> I love contesting to have a good time and occasionally give out a rare-ISH
> mult (at times) to the deserving.
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> If I am not having fun, I am not on. (or a minimal effort at best) (same as
> everyone reading this, I am sure)
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> I can ASSURE you above a reasonable doubt, that if everyone, everywhere were
> giving out their own State and Province, but by some obscure ancient rule
> they told all W7's they couldn't do that, but instead had to send "SEVEN" as
> their mult, instead of their own State, that there would be less than the
> usual numbers of W7's operating.
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> Only makes logical sense. I am not a psych major, but human nature tells me
> everyone wants to play on their own team, not some group of folks thrown
> together.
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> I am constantly befuddled as to why some of you cannot seem to put yourself
> in my (and my mates in NB, NS and PE's) shoes and see it from our point of
> view.  Of course, there are some casual guys up here who couldn't care
> less...but if you (meaning anyone reading this, not Dave) wondered why
> participation seems to be lower in these 3, then wonder no more.I am giving
> you all the answer.
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> I am long past being mad about it.  . . . but I won't sit idly by and not
> comment when the need arises.
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> Respectfully,
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> Mike VE9AA "NB"
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> I'm no fan of the ARRL in general, and I can think of reasons not to get
> serious about any particular contest, but boycotting one in which I would
> otherwise participate simply because I didn't get to use a particular
> exchange wouldn't be one of those reasons.
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> Dave   AB7E
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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