Quoting Earl W Cunningham <k6se@juno.com>:
> John, ON4UN brought up an interesting point about the ARRL 160m contest
> rules that state that W/VEs get 5 points for each DX QSO, but DX-to-DX
> QSOs are zero points.
>
> I'm sure that Herb, KV4FZ can clarify this.
>
> What say, Herb? Is your QSO with ON4UN 5 points or zero points?
>
Earl, My contest logging program will not even let me log the xero point
ON4UN contact as it is considered a DX-DX contact and thus forbidden. He may
need it for a ARRL section but I logged it on the separate station log. It all
doesn't make much sense but a lot of the things they do at HQ don't make much
sense. IMHO whomever designed the Stew Perry Distance Chanllenge has a feel
for puting a great contest together. this is one that makes sense and gives
everybody a chance at something meaningfull. The ARRL 160 is just a modified
SS for 160. Why would any DX station care if he worked WCF or WTX? Well it
must be gratifying to have 100 Euro's calling me the same time a 100 watt
inverted V station in North Dakota. The QRM is so severe I can only work a few
but that in my opinion is not what a contest makes.
73
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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