How about a Rookie Class? Where you can only operate two SS's (sounds like a snake) as Rookie, and if someone else works the rookie they are worth double points. Helps the rookies only compete agains
There is such a contest. NAQP. SS has a huge following because of it's "one-of-a-kind" rules structure. It takes a different plan to win from your usual "fye nigh foe" run fest, and it tends to rewar
Hi Hans... I would agree that it is a one-of-a-kind contest where op skill determines much of the outcome. I had forgotten about section count changes... So that nullifies my argument about records..
How do I look for a Rookie? -- 73, de Hans, K0HB "Just a boy and his radio" -- Sea stories at --> http://K0HB.wordpress.com Superstition trails --> http://OldSlowHans.com ____________________________
The ARRL 10 Meter Contest had a provision for something similar for a time period for Novices and Technicians. Participants falling into that category identified with /T and /N at the end of their ca
"R" as a rec? Just thinking out o the box. how to bring in new people. I have started many a new contester. Thng is they never ever tried. They would turn on their radios, and hear all the commotion,
Is it easier to do well in the SS from one geographic area than another? Sure. Is it easier to do well in SS if you happen to be one of the few or only stations on from the section you are in, yes!.
Isn't year licensed part of the SS exchange? You'd have to impose a rule restricting recent years licensed to legitimate rookies, and we do have pesky issue of having just passed the centennial of am
No, that wouldn't work. How about the guy that got started in the VHF/UHF world of Amateur Radio, and has 90% of the time been one of the all he does is public service stuff for the past 25 years. bu
True, but "date of first license" is how rookies are already identified in a couple of ARRL and CQ contests. It's a pretty objective, somewhat verifiable metric. -- Michael D. Adams (N1EN) | Poquonoc