[RTTY] BARTG Sprint 2013

[Gary AL9A]

A more appropriate question would be when will the FCC revise their 
"archaic" bureaucratic polices that created this unmitigated mess in the 
first place?  What is the point in having 10 different calls areas if you 
can get any call number you want, regardless of which geographic "call area" 
you reside in?  Actually, you don't even have to reside in any of the call 
areas, just have a mailing address in one where you can receive FCC mailings 
if they want to contact you.  Of course, the question is rhetorical. 
Without distinct call districts there would be no need for duplicative FCC 
staff in all regions of the country drawing top salary and retirement 
benefits from the public pay trough.

Remember the BARTG Sprint is their contest, not ours. If you don't like the 
"slash" rule either don't enter the contest or get a call with a number that 
reflects where you live!

73,
Gary AL9A


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Alexander" <k.alexander at rogers.com>
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: January 06, 2013 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] BARTG Sprint 2013


> It's not archaic, it's logical.
>
> Canada, Australia and the U.S. are large countries, so part of the 
> challenge of working all call districts means that you managed to hit all 
> corners of a country the size of Europe.  As a non-U.S. ham looking for 
> multipliers I don't want to waste my time calling a W6 only to find he's 
> NOT from California.  It's annoying (actually, it's annoying the rest of 
> the year too).  You work a VK4 and you know he's in Queensland; you work a 
> JA8 and you know he's in Hokkaido; you work a VE1 and you know he's in 
> Nova Scotia.  You work a W6 and he could be anywhere.  In a contest that's 
> a waste of our time.
>
> It baffles me why the FCC would let a ham move to a different call 
> district and keep their original call sign (I assume that's what is 
> happening.  I hope that, for example, they aren't issuing W7 calls to new 
> hams who live in New York State).  Regardless, it's a bed that someone 
> down there made and unfortunately a few times a year you have to sleep in 
> it.
>
> I hope BARTG keeps the rules just the way they are.
>
> 73,
>
> Ken Alexander
> VE3HLS
>
>
>
>
> On 2013-01-06 9:29 PM, Ed wrote:
>> On 01/06/2013 04:36 AM, Roger Cooke wrote:
>>> Hi.
>>
>>> Full rules can be found on the BARTG web site here:
>>
>> When will BARTG revamp their archaic rules for US call areas.
>>
>> Ed W3NR
>>
>>
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