[PaQSO] More Points for CW

Thu, 26 Sep 2002 23:18:11 -0400

The current point structure has been in place since W3HDH revamped the rules
during his first tenure as PaQP chairman, er, chairperson, er, head honcho.

It is because of Doug's love of CW in general, and CW on 80 & 160 in
particular, that the CW QSO's are weighted the way they are.  And while it
may be a little odd, it is also unique amongst state QSO parties and
probably most other contests.

It ain't broke.  Don't fix it.  Leave it be.

73, ron wn3vaw

"And they give you cash,
which is just as good as money!"
Yogi Berra, AFLAC Commercial, 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: Ted Edwards W3TB <[email protected]>
To: William N. Goodman, CPA (K3ANS) <[email protected]>
Cc: Glenn O'Donnell, K3PP <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] More Points for CW

    I'm not so sure (as a die hard CW operator!) that CW ops
particularly deserve the extra points
as I think that people who make the effort to work the CW stations when
they might otherwise take a pass on them deserve the points for their
effort.

    Close to the subject:  Perhaps a good aspect of revisiting the
points system would be to get rid of the 1/2 points in the calculation!

                            73 de Ted W3TB

William N. Goodman, CPA (K3ANS) wrote:

>I agree that CW deserves extra points.  Bill, K3ANS>>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Glenn O'Donnell, K3PP" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 4:43 PM
>Subject: [PaQSO] More Points for CW
>
>
>>In light of the discussion on QRP and bonus points, the issue of extra CW
>>points was raised, specifically whether CW contacts SHOULD be worth more
>>
>or
>
>>not.
>>
>>I firmly support the extra value of CW for a number of reasons:
>>
>>1. We need to offer some incentive to operate CW if we want CW to survive
>>
>as
>
>>a mode.  It is common knowledge that CW is a dying art form, with many new
>>hams only learning enough to get the license than then never decoding
>>another dit or dah.  In our contesting community, CW is still popular, but
>>it's only a matter of time before CW-savvy operators begin to dwindle ...
>>UNLESS we take measures to keep this mode alive.
>>
>>2. Since I believe CW is a skill that takes dedication and practice (for
>>
>me
>
>>it does!), those who operate CW should be rewarded.  Had CW and SSB held
>>equal value, I would have scored much higher in the rankings.  Because my
>>
>CW
>
>>was lower than some others, I came in far lower.  IMHO, this is the way it
>>SHOULD be.  I classify myself as a mediocre CW operator, so I didn't
>>
>deserve
>
>>to beat those who did more CW.
>>
>>3. Extra points for CW adds another element of strategy to the game.  I've
>>had to make many decisions like, "Should I break from this dying run on
>>phone and switch to CW for the extra points?  Even though my rate will be
>>lower, I might better boost my score."
>>
>>So, count my vote in FAVOR of retaining the extra points for CW.
>>
>>dahdahdididit didididahdah
>>
>>de Glenn K3PP (getting pumped!!)
>>
>>P.S. I'm tempted to do mobile this year, but I'll probably be on from home
>>again in CAR.  I'll have to clear the trees from the 160m antenna to
>>
>prevent
>
>>a recurrence of last year's near disaster! (Almost started a forest fire
>>
>at
>
>>midnight!  see the latest NCJ)
>>
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