I guess one point that needs to be kept in mind - if you add up the contests that have an impact to normal DX operation - it probably is about 10 nights a year.
In some of these contests - I have worked DX countries that are not active outside of contests - or have worked new ones in the preparations leading up to the contests. That leaves something like 355 nights a year with no contests. I understand some people don't like them and they turn off their radio - but if you look at the overall activity level during a contest and compare it to outside of contest - there are many more people "enjoying" the band during those 10 or so nights. Good discussion - but let's keep the numbers in mind. Tree N6TR On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 10:54 AM, Michael St. Angelo <[email protected]> wrote: > The Stew Perry contest is one of the better ones but I agree with Larry and > Joe. Contests tend to take over the band and interferes with other form > of > operation such as DX'ing, QRP and probably Digital operators. > > What is missing is that we don't have a "WARC" type MF band which is free > of > contest operation. > > Maybe we could compromise. Is it possible to limit the SP to a portion of > the band that does not interfere with the DX, QRP and Digital frequencies? > > Mike N2MS > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe > Wilkowski > Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 3:49 PM > To: 'Larry Burke'; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: Stew Beef > > Well, since it is a public forum I have to side with Larry on this. I am a > contester and enjoy mostly top band operating but I would have to agree > that > too much of a good thing gets old quick. It used to be that you looked > forward to the SP, but warm-ups, pre-warmups etc. seem to carry the theme > too far. > - Joe K8FC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry > Burke > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 6:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: Stew Beef > > > Fortunately participation is not mandatory for those who have had enough. > > Ah, but that's exactly my point. Those with a limited or no interest in > this > event DO have to "participate" in it by virtue of the additional weekend of > chaos that it causes. > > - Larry K5RK > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
