I'd rather have the WPX RTTY go to 36 hours, if I had MY way... trying
to kill 18 hours of break time while guest operating is a bore!
73 jeff wk6i
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Yuri VE3DZ <ve3dz@rigexpert.net> wrote:
> Ed, I guess - like in the real life - some people just want things to be
> THEIR way.
>
> 73 Yuri VE3DZ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Muns" <w0yk@msn.com>
> To: <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 12:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WPX and 30 Hour Nonsense
>
>
> > So, I guess the NA Sprints should be extended to 48 hours by this
> argument?
> > Heck, why not a full 7-day week and we can see who the real contesters
> are.
> > Or, at least go back to the old ARRL DX Contest format of two 48-hour
> > weekends. Having 30-minute sprints, 4-hour sprints, 10-hour NAQPs, 24
> hour
> > Sweepstakes, 30 hour WPXs and lots of 48-hour contests is a wonderful
> > diversity of competitions for our hobby. Just like there are 100-yard
> > dashes and marathons and everything in between. And, no, the same
> athletes
> > don't win all these different formats.
> >
> > 73,
> > Ed - W0YK
>
>
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