[CQ-Contest] RES: CQ WPX M/M Distributed Category Update

[Zack Widup]

I think this is wonderful! Anything that gets more contesters involved,
especially youth, is what we need.

73, Zack W9SZ

On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 7:19 AM Ray Higgins <ray.w2re at gmail.com> wrote:

> 5/17 M/M that posted on 3830 operated distributed. So basically 30% of all
> M/M experimented in this category. I’m already in contact - they reached
> out to us from M/M stations in Europe on how to do.
>
> My post is about the excitement it has generated with young people and
> some of us OM. We have a youth program that is growing just not here in the
> USA but worldwide. The very first dedicated youth station is on the air
> from Europe (Croatia) for young hams under the age of 26. We are doing the
> same with generous hams or organizations in England, Norway, Puerto Rico
> and USA right now, these locations will come online soon. It gets even
> better, youths are giving back to youths. We have a few youths on the
> program that have opened up their own personal station(s) for other youths
> to enjoy. Anyone that follows me on social media knows about all of this.
>
> We’re not doing this alone, we have generous station owners, organizations
> and Flex Radio all joining forces to make this happen. We have an
> announcement forthcoming on the organizations that have joined forces.
>
> Young people are attracted to contesting - it’s like gaming to them. Just
> look at CWT results - you have some playing with the best in the world. Two
> of the youths actually experimented in a M/2 distributed in CWT at the 0300
> session this Weds and made 300 Q’s and 70,000+ points but didn’t submit a
> score because the category doesn’t exist, they did it to have fun. These
> are just some of the cool things you may not be hearing or seeing but it’s
> actually happening.
>
> This is my last post on this subject here. You can follow us on FB or
> Twitter to get the latest updates on what’s happening.
>
> 73,
>
> Ray W2RE
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 2, 2021, at 1:51 AM, Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > On 4/1/2021 5:55 PM, Michael Walker wrote:
> >> How is a DM any different than a Multi-Multi
> >
> > Operator mentoring/learning and camaraderie are present at a physical
> multi. Far less so
> > A physical multi is usually a superior station, so builds operator skill
> by providing higher rate.
> >
> > My objections have nothing to do with technology, it's about more calls
> to work. A DM provides one call to work. Those same stations signing their
> own calls increase the number of active stations, making the contest more
> fun for the rest of us.
> >
> > 73, Jim K9YC
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