[FCG] Re: [FQP]Two weekends next year?

[J. Keller]

I would also like to know why a double advantage is given to CW QSO's.  The
FQP is certainly not alone in this practice, but I have never understood
why. In fact, if CW is supposed to "get thru when all else fails", shouldn't
they be given a handicap, rather than an edge? (Just making a point... I
really think all modes should be treated equally :-)

Can anyone make a legitimate case for continuing this practice?

73, Jerry K3BZ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Smith" <kk4ta at adelphia.net>
To: <K1to at aol.com>; <fqp at kkn.net>; <fcg at kkn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 7:43 PM
Subject: RE: [FCG] Re: [FQP]Two weekends next year?


> K1TO says:
>
> "the thought has crossed our minds!  The biggest dilemma that we face
> right
> now is that the mobiles tend to concentrate on CW and the SSB activity
> is
> diluted as a result."
>
> As a relative newbee (4 years contesting and 27 years ham radio) I have
> often wondered why cw qso's are worth twice the points of ssb qso's,
> moot of course except in mixed category competition.
>
> Funny thing is, I always hear how difficult SSB is mobile, so most ops
> run cw mobile in our party, with the bonus of getting twice the points.
> Will someone please explain the concept to me? Perhaps the system is to
> encourage cw, yet ssb appears to be the mode to encourage because of the
> lack of participation. Most participants say it is more difficult to run
> ssb mobile than cw and there are less participants in that mode mobile
> so why don't we change the rules to level the playing field and give the
> sidebanders the 2 points.
>
>
> Shields up
>
> Tom, KK4TA
>
>
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