At the time we began to get access to the WARC bands, there was a consensus
amongst the major contest organizing groups to exclude the WARC bands from
most major HF contests. Primary reasons at the time included:
(a) the fact that so little equipment in the field at the time were
equipped for the bands
(b) the fact that the bands were not available worldwide to all potential
participants (and some still aren't, like 30 meters), potentially creating
an unequal advantage for some stations
(c) the bands were under sharing or power restrictions in much of the
world, and in some parts still are
(d) the bands are still relatively small
However, there is no FCC and/or international regulation prohibiting a
contest or contest-like activity on the three WARC bands, it has simply
become generally accepted amateur practice. I don't know of ANY contest,
even a sprint type, that operates on the WARC bands -- there well could
be, but I can't think of any.
Having said that, well, the QRP WARC Speed Challenge isn't exactly what I'd
consider a contest. It's not short duration, it won't tie up the bands,
it doesn't have bonehead operators who crowd non-participants out of the
band (and thus pose a burden on non-participants), it doesn't have a special
exchange for participants, and it doesn't have overly restrictive rules. It
simply challenges each individual participant to do the best he can under
NORMAL band conditions.
Heck, if someone doesn't tell you they're in it, how would you know?
73, ron wn3vaw
AJ: Did you ever hear of Evel Kneival?
Lev: I never saw Star Wars
-- Armageddon
- Original Message -
From: harris ruben [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Ward Silver [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx-chat List
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] [DX-NEWS] If You Are Doing the WARC Challenge...
I thought the WARC bands were supposed to be contest free. Am I mistaken??
harry N2ERN
At 8:54 AM -0700 7/1/03, Ward Silver wrote:
To all of the QRP WARC-Speed Challengers...the Web page for submitting your
totals for June (http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/) will be available
shortly. WA7BNM (the creator and host of the page) is completing an
assignment and will have it up in a day or two. I will send another post
as
soon as it's available.
Carry on! Propagation can only improve!
Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems
http://njdxa.org/dx-chat
To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA
http://njdxa.org
Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems
http://njdxa.org/dx-chat
To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA
http://njdxa.org
