Guy Molinari wrote:
> I've been doing the WPX seriously for about 4 years now. I'm not sure I had
> a dog in this fight until now. With a 60 foot crankup tower with a
> tribander and a few wires, I've managed to get into the box scores a few time
> (Pretty low on the list though).
>
> What has gotten my attention is K5ZD's endorsement of the change. I don't
> see where he is going to personally gain from it given his QTH. Maybe as a
> top op he thinks this will benefit radiosport as a whole?
>
> Given that the contest was run a number of years spanning multiple cycles in
> both 30 and 36 hour formats, what are the pro's and con's of the change back?
> Hard data. Not opinions. As a newer contester I want to know. This is
> what is great about this reflector.
>
Hard data is going to be hard to come by. The change from 30 hours to 36 hours
was made before the change that awarded 1 point for intra-country QSO's. Thus,
it's going to be hard to compare.
73,
Steve, N2IC
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