In the Janary 29 issue of "The Rate Sheet", Ward, N0AX, poses the question of whether there may be interesting but yet unrevealed alternatives to today's usual contest structures: (note: parts of War
From time to time, people suggest that it's time to have a separate class in the big 2 DX contests for people who wish to operate only 24 hours rather than 48. For those of us to whom this appeals, i
I think this is an excellent suggestion! And it is right in line with this month's survey question on contesting.com. Go for it! ... Sylvan Sylvan Katz, VE5ZX Saskatoon, SK http://www.dynamicforesig
If were going to discuss changing the scoring, how about my favorite: When I run I can do 100 Qs per hour When I S&P I can do 50 Qs per hour You should get 1 point when I answer your CQ, but I should
At least for the JA hams the 24-hour class might be very appealing. A lot of them quit contesting Sunday night local time because they have to go to work next morning. When the contest ends 24z on Su
Here's my take on this for what it is worth. If the intention is to encourage additional participation, I'm all for it. If by doing this we are just reorganizing things so that more participants can
Helluva idea...It's worth a try...I think this will generate some interest... I'm all for 48 hour contests, but having a 24 hour "class" will spark some competitive interest from those who can't, for
For the coming lean years of withering HF propagation.... I know that it would be more interesting for some to beat their heads against the wall for only 24 hours in a solar minima year with a major
The big contests involve us here in VK taking the Monday off work to finish a contest.. as 0000z Sunday translates to 1100am local time Monday !! I guess similar things apply in KH6 where they may ta
Author: frugoli@worldlinkisp.com (Alfred J. Frugoli)
Date: Wed Feb 5 02:21:12 2003
Any new category does not fix anything. I think that contest sponsors could simply include extra data in online score reports, and then us contesters can filter it how we want to. Summary sheets alre
Anyone ever counted the average personal participation in a CQWW? If it's below 24h I'd say this might work, but if it's over 24 hours I'm not really sure it would expand the activity. A lot of peopl
-- > If it's below 24h I'd say this might work, but if it's over 24 hours I'm not Very good point. In 48hr format contest new 24hr category could mean LESS activity. Also more and more classes usuall
I'm a little skeptical. If you assume that the 24-hour entrants who otherwise would have operated more hours would select their hours carefully, then it seems plausible to me that the folks who step
not I suspect that this might be a misleading idea and perhaps it needs to be explored with actual data and not speculation. It would be a shame to draw a hasty conclusion about an idea that might b
Pete N4ZR wrote (among other things): However, who's to know unless we try it? That's a real good point Pete. Too many people just say "naw, it won't work." before we even try it. How about a QRP cat
Heh Heh Heh Why not run two seperate 24 contests back to back......... You could come in 1st & 2nd or pick two different classes and come in last twice. Think of the possibilities........ Spike W9XR