Pres, N6SS, writes: The value of a window is apparent for our friends south of the equator. To appreciate their predicament just imagine what we would be faced with if the premier 160m contests were held in July and August. Our participation and scores would collapse. A window allows FO8, VK, ZL, ZS etc. etc. to participate under summertime condx and establish a run frequency of their own, make many more QSOs and enjoy the contest more to the benefit of all of us. Now with few exceptions they are reduced to S & P and hoping a run station can hear them. Also our 2nd tier stations and little pistols could then work more DX to the south. In my view a little pistol that makes 100 contacts is every bit as important as a big gun that wins his zone year after year.
---------------------------------------------------------------- Fellow TopBanders, I recall ON4UN writing about how hard it can be to have DX windows in non-contest times because you can't very well have a window for every region of the world. Who's the DX? EU? NA? JA? Southern hemisphere? It appears that we have the same issue in contests. So, to resolve the problem that N6SS brings to mind, why don't we make the 1830-1835 DX window a place for the southern hemisphere stations only. That makes it really simple, don't run in the window if you are north of the equator. It takes away the confusion of "who is the DX?" And don't misunderstand, I don't mean changing the scoring, just use of the window. Just a suggestion. Thoughts? 73, Trey KJ4FDV _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
