[VHFcontesting] Re: [WSWSS] QST contest results

[John Geiger]

Interesting idea, although the glossy paper that QST
is printed on might give a smoother finish.

That aside, does anyone else thing that the contest
write-ups in both QST and CQ are pretty poor?  CQ just
goes through and reiterates the top 10 boxes in text
format.  I can look at the top 10 boxes and don't need
to read their write up.

QST gets cutsey and tries to compare the contest to
baseball, drag racing, or Santa Claus, but then do
essentially the same thing as QST.

I would like to see a contest write up discuss
propogation for the contest, which they will mention
when it is extremely good or poor during the contest
phase.  I would like to see them discuss equipment and
antennas used by the winning stations.  Or how about
operating strategies (although some stations might not
wish to reveal these).  For example, some of the multi
stations in the VHF contests will work 60 or 70 grids
on 6 meters when there is no eskip to speak of.  How
do they do this?  Use meteors and WSJT?  These are the
things I would like to see discussed.  

Other human interest stories would also be neat.  How
do the best rovers get it done, and what interesting
experiences did they have during the contest.  You see
all sorts of wild things and meet interesting people
while operating mobile or portable.  My friend Don, 
NL7CO, had one farmer accuse him of irradiating his
cattle while he was roving.  That is a classic contest
experience to report.  

I realize that the editors can only work with what
they get.  Maybe we all need to send more information
to them about our contesting.  The soapbox helps a
little, but I would like to see it put into a more
cohesive writeup.

73s John NE0P

--- "Dan Evans, N9RLA" <n9rla at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Best post I've seen in months:-)
> 
> You guys keep it up, it's a long time until the next
> contest!
> 
> 73
> Dan
> 
> Dan Evans N9RLA
> Scottsburg, IN 47170
> {EM78}
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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ev Tupis (W2EV)" <w2ev at arrl.net>
> To: "Tim Marek" <timm at cccomm.net>;
> <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>
> Cc: <k6fq at arrl.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 3:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [WSWSS] QST contest results
> > True, but I can print out the results the moment
> that they are released
> and take
> > them to the crapper.  If I learn that I didn't do
> as well as my principal
> > competition I have the added benefit of having the
> personal satisfaction
> of
> > wiping my bum with their score.
> >
> > <giggle>
> > Ev Tupis, W2EV
> >
> > PS... I must now go to Staples or Office Max and
> find high-cotton laser
> paper so
> > I can reprint and repeat as often as my fragile
> pride requires me to.
> 
> 
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