Totally. I am in support of it.
There are some whose personal goal is to get DXCC in a weekend, or get as
many countries/zones in a weekend.
A category where they get recognition for the achievement, maybe with a
downloadable certificate (so no extra cost for WWROF or whoever) would give
them more incentive to participate.
73
Ria
N2RJ
On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 9:55 AM DXer <hfdxmonitor@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Ria,
>
> I don't think we're targeting the Honor Roll bound DXer. The guy that
> chases DX every day of the week. Wakes up in the middle of the night on
> a week day, to wait for a particular station to be worked in the 30
> seconds propagation window to his QTH.
>
> I would love to chase DX every day of the week, year round, but it's not
> possible. I would love to be competitive in the CQWW/WPX, but it's not
> possible in any of the current categories. Needless to say, it's not the
> fault of any contest, just the scenario I'm in.
>
> The proposed idea would help the little pistol weekend DXer/contester to
> do more than simply 'participate' in the contest. It values S&P
> operating as well.
>
> 73 de Vince, VA3VF
>
>
> ===============================
> It might be a good idea but I don't think it would attract DXers.
>
> Personal perspective - DXing is an activity you pursue over a lifetime and
> it largely fits in with your family and other time on a daily basis.
>
> I think that most DXers who want to compete on a weekend doing DXing,
> already take part in contests.
>
> But I'm willing to give this a try, don't get me wrong!
>
> 73
> Ria
> N2RJ
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