Au Contraire, KA5PQD/N made 970 Qs in the 1999 10M contest,
and 1200 or more in subsequent years, and all of those Qs
were above 28.100, and before packet!
Barry, W5GN
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From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of W0MU
Mike Fatchett
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 10:04 AM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] An alternate SS CW re-invigoration plan
In the 10m contest novices and tech were worth 5 or 10 points. I don't think
it mattered too much though.
On 11/28/2017 7:39 AM, Richard F. DiDonna wrote:
> The ARRL SS CW discussion has died down now that we're a good few
> weeks past CW Sweeps. Nobody has commented on the huge number of '14,
> '15, '16, and '17 checks in the phone Sweeps.
>
> Others have in the past rued the demise of the Novice Roundup. So, why
> not combine the both?
>
> Recommendation for the flag pole saluters: permit hams who have a
> check within three years of the year of the running of Sweeps to
> operate Sweeps and allow 1.5x or 2.0x points for QSOs with stations
> whose check is within three years of the year's running of Sweeps - CW
> only.
>
> Stations who have been licensed longer than three years and submit a
> log with a check within the three year window get DQed. Maybe this
> would help generate a little activity?
>
> IIRC, the ARRL 10 meter contest used to do this for Novices and Techs
> some years ago.
>
> 73 Rich NN3W
>
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