[PaQSO] NEW RULES/RAMBLINGS/COMMENTS

[bob-diane]

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  a.. FIRST OF ALL LET ME STICK UP FOR THE LOUD QRP GUYS...IT IS WELL WORTH THE 2X MULTIPLIER TO HAVE SOME PATIENCE AND TRY IT..YOU MAY GET PUSHED AROUND ONCE IN A WHILE , SEARCH AND POUNCE TILL YOUR FINGERS GET SORE FROM TUNING THE DIAL, NOT BREAK A PILEUP FOR THAT RARE  COUNTY  OR MULT YOU NEED TO COMPLETE A SWEEP , BUT OVERALL YOUR  SIGNAL IS ONLY DOWN AT BEST 15 DB FROM A 100 WATT STATION...WATCH YOUR S METER AND SEE HOW MANY GUYS ARE 20/30 EVEN 40 OVER S-9 RUNNING A 100 WATTS, THAT MEANS YOU ARE STILL S-9 OR BETTER MOST OF THE TIME THAT'S PLENTY LOUD ENOUGH TO EXCHANGE THE INFO AND  EVEN START A PILE UP, ESPECIALLY IF YOUR IN A RARE COUNTY. TRY RUNNING 5 WATTS SOMETIME ON 40 CW AND SEE WHAT REPORTS YOU GET, YOU MAY BE SURPRISED. FOR THE PAST 5/6 YEARS I HAVE RUN IT , IT HAS BEEN BOTH REWARDING AND AMAZING AT HOW WELL YOU CAN DO. 599 PLUS SIGNAL REPORTS ARE NOT RARE TO GET. TRY IT IT MAY SURPRISE YOU TOO.
  a.. I SEE SOME HAVE COMMENTED ABOUT THE 2X BONUS FOR QRP IN THE FINAL SCORES FOR PORTABLE STATIONS , THUS MAKING IT UNFAIR IN THE FINAL SCORING SINCE WE MULTIPLY BY TWO.  !!!. BUT WHAT DO YOU DO  ? I AM NOT SURE. THERE IS NO POWER RESTRICTION FOR PORTABLE OPERATION YOU CAN RUN 5/100/1500 IT DOESN'T MATTER. SO WHAT DO WE DO HERE MAKE THREE CATEGORIES FOR PORTABLE OPERATIONS ?? QRP/LOW/ HIGH POWER ??? ELIMINATE QRP FROM THE PORTABLE CATEGORY ?? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS.
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  c.. RTTY/PSK ...I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION  IT MAY HELP THE CONTEST TO HAVE MORE MODES OF OPERATION, HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR RTTY/PSK TO CATCH ON , WHO KNOWS, WHO KNOWS  IF IT EVER WILL . I WILL TRY TO RUN AS MANY MODES AS POSSIBLE FOR THE FUN AND ENJOYMENT I GET OUT OF THE PA QSO PARTY AND GIVING OUT THAT RARE MULT.. I COULD RIDE MY HARLEY THAT WEEKEND TOO , BUT I'LL  STILL OPT FOR THE TIME AWAY IN ANOTHER COUNTY..I MAKE IT LIKE A VACATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO IT YEAR AFTER YEAR.
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  e.. CW POINTS.....I ALSO AGREE IT SHOULD BE 2 POINTS ON ANY BAND.
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  g.. LETS KEEP CW ALIVE AS LONG AS WE CAN. MAKING IT WORTH MORE POINTS MAY ENCOURAGE SOMEONE TO LEARN CW TO GET THAT EXTRA POINT WHO KNOWS...BUT THINK OF IT THIS WAY, IF ONLY ONE NEW  OR OLD OPERATOR LEARNS  CW TO GET THE POINTS ITS ONE MORE CW GUY WE HAVE TO KEEP CW GOING....
  h.. SEE YA IN OCTOBER
  i.. BOB /N3LL
  j.. ALL/CRA/FOR/GRE/WAS/WES WHO KNOWS WHERE NEXT............