[RTTY] Results of CQ/RJ WW and WPX Contests

Sun, 26 May 2002 08:20:35 -0000

Would somebody please translate "At uh BOY" for me.
My English learned at school and through books doesn't help me.

73 de Goetz
dj3iw@t-online.de
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron K5DJ" <k5dj@austin.rr.com>
To: <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 1:06 AM
Subject: RE: [RTTY] Results of CQ/RJ WW and WPX Contests

> I would like to add a few words to John's comments about marketing. I 
>  agree with his comments 100%. I bow to any and all contest sponsors
>  and if they feel they need sufficient time to get the results in there 
>  magazines first, I'll go along with it.
> 
>  Folks, all of us would love to see results posted on various reflectors
> 
>  about a month after the contest is over. Make that 6 weeks, one month
>  to get all the logs, and two weeks for Eddie and all other log checkers
> to 
>  check the logs and then post them on the reflectors. I'm sure this
> could be
>  done if necessary. However, this would do quiet a bit of damage to the
>  magazines that sponsor these contests. I assure you the sponsors are
>  sponsoring these contests with hopes you will subscribe to there
> magazines.
>  Results have always been published in the magazines first.  WHY!  Well
> it's
>  no secret the internet has hurt most all magazines in one way or
> another. The
>  magazines have people working for them that would really like to get a
> pay
>  check on payday. Without subscribers there will be NO paycheck, no
> sponsored
>  contests, no certificates, no plaques being sponsored. All you will get
> for
>  your weekend of hard work or fun is a nice  "At uh BOY"  typed out on
> the 
>  reflector.  I assure you most if not all contest sponsors aren't
> sponsoring
>  these contests "for the only reason" so we can have a good time that
> weekend.
> 
>  Many individual plaque sponsors do sponsor plaques so you will have
>  recognition of your efforts. I will also add that plaque sponsors don't
>  grow on trees. At times there down right hard to find. If we didn't
> have
>  these private individuals supporting plaques, there would most likely
> be
>  one plaque given to the world winner the rest would get certificates. 
> 
>  Let me also assure you there is a lot of work that goes into sponsoring
> a
>  contest especially ones as big as CQWW and WPX. Just the paper
> certificates 
>  alone are quiet expensive for all contest sponsors. Getting the design
> work
>  for the certificates done, printing all the certificates, Postage to
> mail
>  them is quiet expensive. How about plaques. Most all magazines support
>  several plaques. Sponsoring a contest isn't as simple as you may think.
> You
>  don't just hit the internet and say we are going to have a contest on
> this
>  weekend and that's it. There is work that goes into it also. The cost
> is 
>  somewhat more then you would thing to make the contest happen with any 
>  success. Right now we are only talking about two contest, multiply that
> by
>  how many contests CQ, QST, NRJ, NCJ Magazines, sponsors, each one of
> them
>  having hundreds of operators feeling this contest is there favorite and
>  should take priority over all the others and all of them have to be
> given
>  an monthly issue to post there results and you can see why it takes
> time
>  to publish the results. Staying with in the budget is PRIORITY ONE to
> most
>  any business. 
> 
>  Yes we could have a bunch of results real fast over the internet if you
> 
>  don't mind trading certificates and plaques for "At uh BOY" awards..
> 
>  Who knows the magazines may go for it. It would sure cut there budgets 
>  considerable.. 
> 
>  I may not like it very much but I will wait my turn for the results to
> be
>  published in the magazines first. I thank all the magazines for the
> contests
>  they support..
> 
>  That's my two cents worth. 
> 
>   73, de Ron K5DJ
> ========================================================================
> ======
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-admin@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-admin@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of WA9ALS - John
> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 18:01
> To: 'RTTY Reflector'
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Results of CQ/RJ WW and WPX Contests
> 
> 
> > Tnx, that's great. This is not sponsoring, this is a marketing-event.
> > All participants are salesman for CQ and New RTTY Journal. I will no
> > longer participate on these contests.
> >
> > 73, DJ3NG
> 
> Is not sponsoring a contest "marketing", no matter who the sponsor?  If
> noone sponsors contests, we are all in big trouble.  I was pleased to
> learn
> recently that Icom has agreed to sponsor NAQP.  If they work an "ad"
> into
> that somehow, that's fine with me.  They could even call it the ICOM
> NAQP
> for all I care - The important part is that they are interested in RTTY
> and
> have some money!  HI
> 
> If I can get permission, I will scan the CQWW RTTY DX results and post
> on
> the web.  73
> 
> 
> 
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