[Elecraft] EQP my $0..02 worth - SPC, etc...

[Deinhardt, Toby]

Hallo,

> I suppose that the bare minimum exchange would just be Call Signs. But
> that's not much fun! Having the RST has some small value but I think I
> would tend scrap that field. Keeping the Rig & s/n is useful for folks
> going after the Elecraft Century Club certificate. Similarly, keeping the
> STATE is useful for chasing after the Elecraft W.A.S. - And if you're
> gonna have STATE, you might as well have SPC (State/Province/Country) so
> everyone has a similar exchange format.  Besides, I think having the QTH
> is of general interest to most ops.

This is why I suggested that US/Canada use state and province but DX use QTH.
If this were a "real" contest, DX stations in Enz wouldn't have a problem but
stations in Unterpfaffenhofen or Szekesfehervar might miss a few QSO due to 
the long name of their QTH. But the EQP is not supposed to be a "I gotta win 
this" kind of an event. The use of S/P/QTH would also make the exchanges less 
confusing for stations who answer to CQ EQ calls without being aware of what 
the party is.

I felt a bit silly telling other german stations = ur rst 579 579 es rig k2 k2 
3248 3248 es qth dl dl = ...

vy  73 de toby