The only reservation I have about short recognition periods in contests
is the possibility that it encourages people to operate only 6 hours (or
12 or 24) and quit, when they would have operated longer and made more
contacts otherwise. My approach is to operate all the hours I can spare
from other activities and then enter the category that fits. So,
sometimes I am in the 12 hour group for IOTA and sometimes in the 24
hour group, but not because I am trying to win either, but because that
is the time I had available.
This is a good time to mention that it is a good practice to send in a
log for a contest when you make only a few QSOs and were not a serious
entrant. It does encourage the sponsors, it helps to check logs, and
for a few contests only, it allows the guys you work to get credit for
contacts that otherwise wouldn't count for their final score.
73,
John, K4BAI.
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