[RTTY] BARTG HF Contest 2015 Preliminary Results

[Peter Laws]

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Ed Muns <ed at w0yk.com> wrote:


> 3a.  Stuff happens, everywhere in life.  Yes, it is worsened with unique
> exchanges like serial numbers and times.  But, that is the trade-off for
> having a more challenging exchange that tests our operating skill ... on
> both sides of the QSO.

Thank you, Ed.


> 3b.  I am very grateful to Simone and the good people in BARTG (and all
> other contest sponsors) for their commitment and diligence in organizing and
> adjudicating the contest for us.

Seconded!



> The BARTG HF Contest is not broken.  Let's stop trying to fix it.

^^^^ Worth repeating.  ^^^^

If someone thinks a contest is too hard or unfair, then they should --
and this is radical, I know -- choose not to participate.  I don't
know other countries' regulations as well as the FCC's but in US rules
there are *no* requirements that operators participate in contests.
None.  Not one.



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