Topband: ARRL 160 contest

[Richard L. King]

I agree with Craig with almost everything he said except for this:

At 08:54 12/10/02 -0500, Craig Clark wrote:
>  Unless there is a
>rules change, ARRL 160 is a sweepstakes, nothing more, nothing less. If you
>work DX, fine.


To win the ARRL 160M Contest you must work lots of DX. There is no 
exception to this.

The domestic QSOs in this contest are usually of a finite number. Look at 
the difference in QSO rates between the beginning and end of the contest.

But the stations that score high are the ones that can work lots of DX for 
the extra QSO points and extra multipliers. Take away the DX QSOs and you 
can watch the winning scores immediately shift away from both coasts to the 
midwest.

So it isn't just a domestic contest.

73, Richard

k5na@texas.net