CQWW SSB, at least, is not impossible for stations west of the Mississippi
to win. N5AU won M/M in the 1980's, and N2IC won SOABHP in 2013.
I take no position on whether the rules of CQWW should be changed, but a
blanket statement like "there is no way for a west coast station to compete
with one in the east coast. period" is not entirely accurate.
73, Chris WF3C
On Thursday, July 21, 2016, Larry via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
wrote:
> hi guys,
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> i have read quite a few ideas about restructuring the CQ WW. obviously
> there is a need to modernise this contest.
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> preserving old scores is a foolish reason. present radios have -40 db
> compared to the plus 10 db of the older sets. antennas are now computer
> designed and on and on. there is no comparison between today's contest and
> that of even 10 years ago.
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> regards to the USA competition there is no way for a west coast station to
> compete with one in the east coast. period.
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> if you complain that very few young operators are joining our ranks
> consider the fact that quite a number of "contest stations" on the west
> coast have been organized in the last 15 years and all have quit after
> finding there is no way to win. forget the "fun", everyone wants to win. no
> competition here versus the " big east coast three". there is no place for
> the new and young operator to get experience. this is a contest for the old
> men with experience and the rich who can provide a super station.
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>
> contest directors please take note. change the structure of the CQ WW or
> the contest dies with us.
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> 73,
> larry
> n7dd
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