I see two issues here.
1. Create another category so more folks have a chance at wallpaper
2. a way to run a contest "seriously" without killing your weekend (and putting
other parts of your life in jeopardy) and still have stations to compare
yourself to.
If we add a 24 hour category for those who can't put in 24 hours due to life's
restraits, why not a CC&R category for all of us restricted by that - or a
single element on every band category for those whith no tower? Where does it
stop if we make this new category?
I'm a big proponent of publishing as much information as possible with the
score results (i.e. hours worked, basic station descreption etc.). This would
allow competetors to look at results from similarly equiped stations who worked
a similar number of hours and see how they faired in comparison. This doesn't
add another category that could be won, but frankly my shack is in the basement
wtih cement walls, and it's hard to put up plaques on that stuff!
73 de Al, KE1FO
----- Original Message -----
From: Felipe J. Hernandez
Sent: 3/14/2004 4:50:32 PM
To: zf2nt@candw.ky;cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Response to K5ZD's comments
> I think jims comments are right on track, but that philosophy is not shared
> by everyone..
> On the other hand, I was already discussing Bruce's idea of integrating
> categories that will accomodate
> these ops with fewer time/stamina and I think is the one that makes sense.
>
> Times selection will make it interesting, since my peak times may not be the
> same one as some other ham in the other side of the world.
>
> I think its a feasible Idea but the things to consider would be
> 1. is it any 24 hours?
> 2.Is it a sat or a sunday contest within the full 48
>
> Can the commitee Identify which are the reasons for the slowing of rates
> apart from already worked stations?
> That will make the desicion of which day will be better easier.
>
>
> Felipe
> NP4Z
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bruce Sawyer
> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 2:03 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Response to K5ZD's comments
>
>
> Here's a different alternative to the 24/48 debate about ARRL contests:
>
> Do the same thing the Brits do and offer a category where you only work 24
> hours out of the 48 hour period. I'm doing that at this very minute in the
> Commonwealth Contest, having chosen to operate only 12 hours out of the 24
> hour contest period. It's not due to lack of stamina (sorry, Phillipe) nor
> lack of interest. I've got a plane flight tomorrow morning over to Grand
> Cayman, and when I get there at noon I'm going to be very much on stage.
> Thus there's no way I want to stay up all night tonight and then look like a
> zombie tomorrow. Interestingly enough, the Restricted (i.e. 12 hour)
> category in the Commonwealth Contest is far more popular than the Open (24
> hour) category. I really think the same thing would work in the ARRL
> contests. Then people who want to slug it out for the whole 48 hours can do
> so, and the rest of us can be quite content to compete for the junior
> trophy, or whatever you want to call it.
>
> Bruce, ZF2NT
>
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