Thanks for reminding me about those noon openings on 160M, Dave. I had
forgotten all about them!
Rusty, NA5TR
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt@arrl.net>
To: "'Andy Blank'" <n2nt@comcast.net>; "reflector cq-contest"
<CQ-Contest@Contesting.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest
> Andy's private answer...
>
>> Maybe he can go work DX on 15m :-).
>> That is a band that is actually open in the daytime. If there are
>> sunspots of course.
>>
>> 73, Andy N2NT
>
> But we don't work DX... I get operators here for 48 hours to work a
> CONTEST
> and that's what we do... When we set up for the 160m contest the 15m
> station is converted to the 2nd op listening position.... And NONE of the
> other radios is usually turned on unless maybe to try to listen on another
> antenna on 160m! Putting restrictions on what has historically been an
> unrestricted class is just going to put real contesters out of work. Just
> think of the poor guys at w2gd sitting around with nothing to do for 8
> hours
> a weekend, put them out on the street and what are they going to do?
> Start
> mugging hermit crabs for their shells? Hold up the sea gull on the
> corner?
> It could destroy 160m at noon as we know it and love it!
>
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Andy Blank [mailto:n2nt@comcast.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 23:11
>> To: k1ttt@arrl.net
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest
>>
>> At 04:33 PM 10/16/2008, you wrote:
>> >I'll agree with that, whats the purpose of limiting multi-op?? whats
>> >the
>> >daytime operator supposed to do now??
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >David Robbins K1TTT
>> >e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
>> >web: http://www.k1ttt.net
>> >AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
>> >
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
>> > > bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Kopacz
>> > > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 04:24
>> > > To: cq-contest@contesting.com
>> > > Cc: Topband@contesting.com
>> > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Announcing 2009 CQWW 160 contest
>> > >
>> > > "5. A 40-hour maximum operating period has been added for multi-op
>> > > entries."
>> > >
>> > > Andy,
>> > >
>> > > I am not certain I understand this rule at all. I have never operated
>> a
>> > > 160 contest, but it seems to me one would be lucky to get 40 hours of
>> > > time on that band.
>> > >
>> > > Besides, even if the band was open for 40 hours, why would there be a
>> > > maximum operating time for multi-ops? It seems that multiple
>> > > operators
>> > > would want to operate the entire contest so everyone maximizes their
>> on
>> > > air time and fun. Otherwise, why bother operating multi-op at all?
>> > >
>> > > What am I missing here?
>> > >
>> > > David ~ KY1V
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