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

[VR2BrettGraham]

Toby continued:

>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.

Sorry mate, but if EQP is not meant to be an competitive event, we have a
problem.  QSO Party implies a competitive event.  Scratch the points/Q, bonuses
& so forth if it isn't & please call it something else then.

I believe EQP is neat & could be even better, covering the myriad of 
interests of
Elecraft enthusiasts, but it seems I'm talking to myself.  ;^)

As well as the silliness Toby mentioned about sending "579 K2 3248 DL" to 
another
DL-land station, it is somewhat silly to have participants in little places 
send QTH
data at all & in my part of the world, here's one to consider - do I send 
the Mandarin
pinyin transliteration of my village name, the Cantonese name 
transliterated the right
way, the Cantonese name transliterated the wrong way, or shall I send the CCC
(Chinese commercial code - used for telex) for the traditional Chinese 
characters for
my village name?

With large entities, QTH data becomes relevant, but I feel for the poor 
bloke in
Szekesfehervar.

I think I'll work on plans for next BERU instead.  ;^)

73, VR2BrettGraham