On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 08:23, Jim Idelson wrote:
> 2. I'd like to avoid the eventual demise of big-league contesting. I'd much
> prefer to be bringing new, younger, stronger contesters into these events
> than
> to be whittling the events away to accommodate us oldsters.
On the other hand, might the 48-hour period be driving away younger
contesters who have family obligations that retired folks may not face?
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On an only very vaguely related subject... Anyone remember the old
Novice Roundup? Something like 24 hours of operating time in a ten-day
period... That would certainly be very different from any contest
currently run - I'd like to see it tried again.
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Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com
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