I must add my support for the idea to move CW WPX also.
Had it been a few weeks ago, I would have operated it seriously. As it
falls on Memorial Day weekend, I will not.
Robert E. Naumann
N5NJ / V260
Plano, TX USA
ex KR2J, V26RN, W6V, WA2OVE
----- Original Message -----
From: David A. Pruett <k8cc@ix.netcom.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 1999 9:00 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re: April WPX
>
> I would like to add my vote to KL7RA's for moving WPX CW to April. While
I
> have genuine respect for my FLQP cohorts and hate to see anything impose
on
> what they've accomplished, WPX CW is a major, worldwide operating event
> that suffers tremendously from "summertime" propagation. Moving it to the
> last weekend in April (only five weeks past the spring equinox) would
> change the nature of the contest tremendously. It would also get the
> contest off the Memorial Day weekend here in the USA, a major point to me
> as I try to pull together a crew for M/M this time.
>
> The WPX staff took a bold (and successful) step this year with the one
> point rule. If they can just get the CW weekend on a better date, I'd
> nominate N8BJQ for the Contest Hall of Fame :-)
>
> 73,
>
> Dave/K8CC
>
>
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