I don't know about boring. I was LP assisted in the CW and worked almost
3000 stations. Total mults were around 535. 34 were from Asia, 29 from
the Pacific. Condx were good, but not great. I never ran out of stations to
work and had a 60 hour the last hour of the contest. That's not really
indicative of a low participation contest.
You play the hand given you. Not all contests are fun for me so I sit
them out. They are not supposed to have the same "fun level" for everyone.
It is more fun to do the ARRL from W1 than W6, so there are less W6 stations
that take the game seriously.
The contests that really aren't that much fun for a large amount of people,
die. Those that are fun continue. The ARRL has large number of
participants and I really don't know what can be done to increase participation
short of a major overhaul of the rules.
The FL QSO Party is an very targeted contest, but yet many of the mobiles
consistantly run QSO totals over 2K..with only 100 watts. I ran almost 3K
from my fixed station. No one is going to win the high score for the FQP
from Asia, but yet we get participation even in that one.
Bill K4XS/KH7XS
In a message dated 3/6/2013 6:20:17 P.M. Coordinated Universal Time,
hs0zcw@gmail.com writes:
I see Bill's point about all the "targeted" contests like ARRL, NAQP, and
WAE, and I watch those from the sidelines mostly. However, my point is
that contests that allow working anyone one can hear are the most fun for more
geographically challenged operators. During THESE contests, there is
almost always someone on that I can hear and work most times of day/night.
So my point was not be applied to ANY contest, Bill, but targets those
"work anyone" really engaging and fun contests for folks all over the world
and not in just one geographical area.
And, I was explaining why Americans in the ARRL contests may not get much
participation from other locations due to the boredom of waiting for NA to
open up.
So, you are wrong, Bill, but only this time. 73, Charly
On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:27 PM, <_Cqtestk4xs@aol.com_
(mailto:Cqtestk4xs@aol.com) > wrote:
Charley's post about the ARRL can be applied to any contest. When I was
in KH6 the WAE kinda stunk since the bands were only open a few hours to
EU.
Most guys in KH6 don't operate the NAQP since they are not really
positioned well for that one.
I don't do the All Asian since we on the east coast are not well positioned
for that.
The bottom line is: If you don't like your location for certain contests,
either go portable for them, suck it up and operate from the QTH you have
or push the off switch on the rig. No one made you move to where you
are.
Deal with it. I'd like to be at KH6 again for the ARRLDX and CQWW, but I
made the choice to move back to the mainland. I either operate or I don't
.
Bill K4XS/KH7XS
In a message dated 3/6/2013 1:19:27 P.M. Coordinated Universal Time,
_hs0zcw@gmail.com_ (mailto:hs0zcw@gmail.com) writes:
You think the ARRL DX contests are boring... then do not operate them from
HS because the typical openings to NA are a little over an hour at local
sunrise and local sunset. You may see that is about 5-6 hrs of contest
operating total, Day One. Add to that the fact that all bands are jammed,
mostly with signals I can not hear even at the peak of the openings; I
can
not get a run going because I am very likely to be on top of a NA station
that I can not hear but who will block my signal entry to NA.
It takes both a big signal and antennas pointed my way to even hear NA, so
I work the 8 or ten stations on 20 that I can hear; the 5 or 6 on 15; and
squeeze out the fun of, at least, being heard those times, usually with
comments on my good sig strength; NA ops say they are surprised to hear HS
so loud. Then, with 15 to 20 QSOs in the log, I have checked often and
see
10 is dead and 40 will not be ok for another 2 to 3 hours into the night.
I worked 40 out when it opened with about 25 NA. I have been at the
radio
7-8 hours for about 50 contacts, filling out buro cards in between
tuning,
and swinging my ants in the vain hope of long path.
Second day is worse because dups are more frequent than new ones.
Now extrapolate my experience to surrounding areas that can include VU, 9N,
A5, Bangladesh, all of Indo-China, and some degree 9M and Phillipines and
maybe even Singapore, as well as southern China. You have to talk to the
VKs ZLs about their situation, but I think it is not much better. Then
you
may see what boring really is and why even during openings, few DX from
this area are on at all.
I am not complaining, really I am not, because I know what is coming and
just plan my daytimes to do other things, but I miss the action of a
contest where everyone works everyone. I have 5 el monobanders on these
bands and a 2el full size 40 quad and top of the line radios, so dont tell
me I am not trying hard.
These are just the facts: ARRL is an American club and its contests are
mostly for Americans-- makes sense to serve members. I used to love them
as K4VUD.
Sign me as waiting for March 30.... 73,
--
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