[Mldxcc] CQ WW RTTY

[Dennis Moore]

I brought up this contest at our March meeting when we were discussing 
contests, and I was told that this was one of our focus contests. 
Perhaps we need to revisit that, and finalize it. I'm sure we have 
MLDXCC members who are not NCCC members, and they want their points to 
go somewhere. Personally I like seeing our club in print. I think it 
helps drive membership and participation.

Based on that discussion in March, and the fact that we have had entries 
from MLDXCC in the past, I submitted mine for MLDXCC and advised others 
to do the same.

I looked at the last seven years to see where we stood. Prior to 2012 we 
didn't have any entries for this contest. Then suddenly in 2013 (15/38) 
and 2014 (13/35) we were in the top 40% of the clubs. Still way down in 
point totals, but our club was up there. 2015 we finished 33/38. So what 
happened in those three years to go from nothing to showing well to 
almost nothing again? I wasn't around then so wasn't involved in the 
discussions. Looking back through those years I also didn't see any 
REDXA or PL259 entries.

In those three years here's how our points would have impacted NCCC:
2015 - No difference, NCCC finished 2nd
2014 - Move NCCC from 4th to 3rd
2013 - Move NCCC from 5th to 3rd

NCCC is always in the top five, and won it in 2010 in a very close race 
over Potomac Valley. 2009 and 2015 were close also, all of the other 
years it was a runaway win for the competition. So this puts us in a 
grey area. NCCC is close enough on occasion to win, so obviously our 
points could possibly put them over the top in a close year. If they 
were middle of the pack it would be an easy call, but they're not in the 
middle.

My decision? This year I'm leaving my points with MLDXCC, and if you've 
already submitted them for MLDXCC then I'd ask that you leave them 
there. That'll get us on the board. If you haven't submitted yet, feel 
free to submit to either one based upon your view on if they'll help 
NCCC win the gavel. If you're just a member of MLDXCC then the choice is 
easy. We'll bring up the list of contests again at a future meeting to 
clarify.

73, Dennis NJ6G

2015       NCCC           MLDXCC    Winner (Potomac)
Points    19783645    634443    22102725
Standing    2/38          33/38

2014      NCCC            MLDXCC     Winner (Yankee Clipper)
Points    14907751    3901203    29599138
Standing    4/35          13/35

2013      NCCC            MLDXCC     Winner (Potomac)
Points    17574985    7360679    37579876
Standing    5/35          15/38

2012      NCCC            MLDXCC       Winner (Potomac)
Points    23457766    0                    45531781
Standing    3/38         0

2011      NCCC            MLDXCC       Winner (Yankee Clipper)
Points    27100477    0                    35892636
Standing    3/41         0

2010      NCCC             MLDXCC       2nd (Potomac)
Points    26621146    0                    26415821
Standing    1/31         0

2009      NCCC            MLDXCC       Winner (Yankee Clipper)
Points    15282107    0                    18846747
Standing    3/28         0


On 9/26/2016 21:00, Dick Wilson wrote:
> This is one of the contests where we might consider entering
> club competition with NCCC.
> For instance, in 2015, MLDX/CC was about 33 out of 38 with
> 600K points. NCCC was second, about 2 Megapoints short of
> first. IMO, with some coordination & prodding NCCC 'could'
> possibly have won. I didn't see REDXA or PL259 in results.
> While it may be good just to see our name in print, it might also
> be good to be associated with a winner.
>
> Dick
>
>

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