I'm not against a low power Multi-Single category,
but I don't think that's going to increase the
number of stations to talk to, and that's what
the Run stations need - new blood to talk to.
We need a category to draw casual hams into
more than a few casual contacts, and primarily
we want these new stations to contact the serious
contest stations, i.e., those who always RUN!
So lets have a NO-CQ, NO-RUN category for
the average station that doesn't want to
blow the entire weekend on a contest,
perhaps along these lines:
No CQs - only answer stations calling CQ
No Power Limit - so serious contesters can hear them better
Single operator at home location only - to encourage the casual op?
City Lot, Tribander & Dipole limitation - for fairness?
Maximum of
12 hours for score in a 48 hour test (8 of 24 for SS?)
(But station uses the BEST 12 hours, so he/she can
operate more of the contest if they get hooked!)
Allow use of packet, since the casual operator
will find lots of stations there he might not
have found in Search and Pounce mode.
I'd consider subsidizing the trophies and certificates;
perhaps the biggest trophy should be given to the station
whose score comes closest to the average score of all of
the stations in this category, to propagate the idea of
a big award for the average performer?
Merrilly yours,
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