My sentiments, exactly. I have tried to think about what reasons I might have had, if I were an ARRL Director, to become convinced that contest line scores were less worthy of QST space than several
I expressed the following opinion last fall on this reflector but received no follow-up comments. At the risk of being repetitive, here it is again: ARRL does not "own" the January, June, and Septemb
I am in agreement with the rest of you. However, if the ARRL were to reinstate contest line scores, they would have to admit that it was a mistake to remove them. When is the last time (or ever) that
Wonderful points........and, maybe exposes another question why contest activity may be dropping off !! REALLY good ARRL Directors and Section Managers SHOULD look into QST activity results to see wh
Hi Mike, and others No, the ARRL doesn't own the contest, but they do sponsor it, make the rules, and award certificates, along with a write up of the contest results in QST. True, we could all send
Well - how about the time they opened up the DX contest to let DX work DX for one year? I am alarmed at this thread turning into ARRL bashing. The CQ VHF contests have much less participation. The AR
Someone working two or three people and nothing else can have fun. Review of the line scores from previous contests showed numerous such entries, many of which came back. 73, Jim N3AWS
Mike, The contest needs to be sponsored by someone with the manpower and financial backing to manage it effectively. While the League hasn't always done the best job, especially where VHF contests ar