[UK-CONTEST] WAEDC cw results

[Dave Lawley]

> In the listings the UK shows up as a distinctly minority participant and 
> I wonder why this is. Seems to be a nice contest to me, work DX only, 
> low power category and as a EU station the choice of whether or not to 
> get involved in exchanging QTCs is yours; the number of German and 
> Russian participants is phenomenal....

Some years ago I used to enjoy this contest, and I was not alone. G3FXB, 
SXW, MXJ etc. were also regular participants. Then the Germans went and 
ruined it, by allowing everyone to use packet.

If, like me, you don't like to have your multipliers found for you, but 
feel that single op. should mean precisely that, then you're stuck. At 
least the other major contests such as CQWW have separate assisted and 
unassisted categories, but DARC by changing the rule force you to use 
packet if you want to be competitive. It's an extra shame because the 
QTC element is enjoyable and adds an extra level of skill, but since 
they changed the rule I haven't wanted to make any sort of entry.

Dave G4BUO