Excellent point. I agree!
Ron ND5S
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> From: rikik@inter.net.il
> To: topband <topband@contesting.com>
> Subject: TopBand: CQ 160 Rules
To: <topband@contesting.com>
> Date: Saturday, September 05, 1998 1:27 AM
>
>
> Even though it's not on the agenda for now - maybe in the future the
> rules can be changed to make the contest fairer.
>
> At present, the hours of the contest are purposely designed to
> optimize the number of dark hours in North America. The problem is,
> that whenever a 160M contest has hours that are less than integral
> multiples of 24 hours, some areas of the world will have more darkness
> hours than others. It doesn't matter exactly when it starts, but
> whenever the contest begins, it should end either 24 or 48 hours
> later.
>
> Granted, nothing is perfect, and the guys in the Southern hemisphere
> really have it rough. Nevertheless, we should do what we can within
> reason to make the rules as fair as possible for everybody. So how
> about it, Honored Gentlemen of the 160 Contest Committee - how about
> making the contest as fair as possible by making the duration of the
> contest be 48 hours?
>
> 73,
> Riki, 4X4NJ
>
>
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