[RTTY] Travelling to a DX spot for the CQWW RTTY TEST!

[Andrei Stchislenok]

I personally disagree, and dont understand this frustration.
We were not going to go to KP2; we had to cancel our plans for Honduras just
three weeks ago.
But tickets were purchased already and vacation was approved, so we started
to look for some place to QRV, we had just four weeks before the Contest. We
were lucky to find nice place in St. Croix island.

I am really disappointed to read this email, honestly do not understand.
Never heard such complaints for my 30 years of Ham Radio career.
This is my understanding - Even if several stations are working from the
same DXCC Country in one Contest, this only means - Competition, that means
- Higher results. If you run 100 meters by yourself, then you will not be
that fast. If you are running in a company - your result always will be
higher, unless you are afraid to compete. This is my Point of view.
I remember last year, I beleive in CQ WW Contest - three stations from Aruba
were operating in the same Contest, in the same Category, so what; and all
three stations were in top Ten if not higher, there were all lucky, at least
I did not read complaints like this...
So, let's compete! (And let's grow up)

BTW, we are in different categories, we are going to be in Multy - Single;
however now I am considering to ask my friends to allow me to paly in Single
Operator Category, just to compete and win, or lose, who knows :).

Good luck to all in CQ WW DX RTTY Contest!
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73's Andrei EW1AR-NP3D

2007/9/15, ah8dx Craig Maxey <ah8dx at msn.com>:
>
>
> Many of you RTTY OP's are probably asking the same question that I am as
> we approach the CQWW RTTY TEST in a few weeks.   With over 300 countries in
> the world, I am sure there is another country that you could travel to where
> RTTY would be needed as a new MULT.
>
> "Why do guys travel to a DX spot to activate that country for the test and
> other MULTI OP Teams travel to activate that same country?"
>
> I think a way to prevent this from happening in the future would be to
> have the information posted when your plans are firmed up as to where you
> and your team will be going. I have known for several months that I was
> going to the USVI for the RTTY Test and as soon as I firmed up all plans,
> rented the villa and purchased the airline ticket; I then posted the
> information on the NG3K.COM website. Shortly after posting my information,
> there seems to be another team that thinks the USVI would be a great place
> to do the CQWW RTTY TEST from.
>
> Knowing this, I would change my plans and activate another country but it
> is too late because it would be too costly.
>
> The main reason I use NG3K.COM to place my information is to prevent
> exactly what has taken place here.
>
> With that all being said, hopefully this will help contesters understand
> why op's travel to the same country to activate it for a contest. Next year
> I will just have to wait the week before I travel so that I can pick a
> country to activate that hasn't been posted yet.
>
> CU in the CQWW RTTY TEST,
>
> Craig, WP2/AH8DX
>
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73's Andrei
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