Topband: ARRL 160 contest

[Herb Schoenbohm]

Thanks for the comments Ron.  For some reason I just can't think of how 
in a 160 meter international contest that if you work KH6 you get no 
additional  multiplier for working Guam, Wake Island, Swains, American 
Samoa, Midway, Johnson, Kingman Reef, Kure Island!  These are all 
separate entities over at the so call ARRL DXCC Desk but apparently not 
at the "Contest Desk".

How does this make any sense?

As far as fun is concerned, I love to work DX on 160 as we all 
do......but staying up all night and working more mainland stations and 
getting more multipliers than any "DX" station for years during this 
contest, and then not even showing up in the listing, is not my idea of 
fun.  I know winning isn't everything but having at least a chance to 
compete is the only thing....if I can borrow from Vince Lomabardi's 
famous quote.  The band tonight will be full of a bee's nest of US 
stations calling CQ incessantly by machine and many without any regard 
to DX stations.  they will cover over 5T0SP, D3AA, 7P8D and others who 
at least on the "gentleman's band" deserve some better respect.

Those in charge at the ARRL need to start thinking about what is wrong 
rather than have the ivy covered arrogance  that "our tradition is never 
wrong."  Just allow the CAC to deal with a revision to more adequately 
accommodate the rest of the world, outside of this "East Coast always 
runs things at HQ" syndrome.

Again I will be happy to work anyone I can hear in this hornets nest but 
am really tempted to use my Eu and African Beverages to work DX.  I will 
however make a special effort for those on the West Coast especially 
working W7DRA with his 2 stage  6V6 5 watter...To me that would be the 
ultimate thrill to accomplish in the cacophony of incessant CQ by  many 
100's that have only a TX antenna and could care less what is on the 
frequency DX or not.

73,

Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ



On 11/30/2012 11:36 AM, Ron Spencer wrote:
>
> I don't understand why the ARRL refuses your request which seems quite 
> reasonable to me. But I'd not let it ruin my fun!
>
> Good luck and I'm sure I'll hear and work you!
>
> 73
> Ron
> N4XD