[CQ-Contest] A DX Contest on the WARC bands -- A terrible idea

[ku8e]

Joe,The SEDXC isn't a contest club, it's a DX club. Most of the contesters in SEDXC belong to the SECC, which is the main contest club in Georgia.Jeff KU8E. SECC President Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Joe <nss at mwt.net> Date: 8/30/21  11:04 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: donovanf at erols.com, cq-contest <cq-contest at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] A DX Contest on the WARC bands -- A terrible idea What amazes me is,If this group was thought of as such a great leadership in the contesting community, how in the world did they ever think that this would be acceptable to anyone in the first place?Joe WB9SBDOn 8/30/2021 6:42 PM, donovanf at erols.com wrote:> Hi Chuck,>>> Much to the credit of SEDXA's leadership, they amended their> September "100 Watts and Wires DX Contest" rules to bring> them into alignment with long standing amateur practice to> not conduct contests in the 30, 17 and 12 meter bands.>>> 73> Frank> W3LPL>>>>> ----- Original Message ----->> From: "Chuck Chandler" <chandlerusm at gmail.com>> To: donovanf at erols.com> Cc: "cq-contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>, "PVRC Reflector" <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2021 10:26:24 PM> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] A DX Contest on the WARC bands -- A terrible idea>>> As of right now, it does not mention WARC bands at all:> image.png>>>>> Perhaps they have changed it.>>>>>> 73 de Chuck, WS1L>>> chandlerusm at gmail.com>>>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 2:08 PM < donovanf at erols.com > wrote:>>> The URL for the Southeast DX Club's badly thought out DX> contest rules that include contesting in the WARC bands is:>>> https://t-rexsoftware.com/sedxc/100_watts_and_a_wire/index.htm>>> I urge you to immediately state your objections to the SEDXC> club president at: c.catledge at gmail.com>>> Hopefully this very well respected DX club (at least until now)> will correct their egregious error before Sept 1st.>>> If no correction is made, all self respecting contesters should> boycott this contest in protest.>>> 73> Frank> W3LPL>>>> _______________________________________________> CQ-Contest mailing list> CQ-Contest at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest>>>> _______________________________________________> CQ-Contest mailing list> CQ-Contest at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest>_______________________________________________CQ-Contest mailing listCQ-Contest at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest