>> I have found over the years that contesting can be much more fun and
>> interesting if I compete with myself.
>So, bring on the changes, CQ. There's many of us out here will participate
>whether its 3 hours or 103, and we'll have fun doing it!
Radio contesting is a sport of competition. In general, it attracts people
who are competitively motivated. Pushing yourself to personal goals is
terrific and can't be over emphasized. However, I think most people on
this list are involved with this sport to compete against someone else.
I salute Lew and others who have the desire to compete with stations from
all over the USA and not just with stations in their geographic area. I
share their desire. By limiting the WPX competition to 24 hours, you are
essentially giving Lew and everyone else the OPPORTUNITY to compete
nationally. The current system is like having a home run hitting contest
where the guy from the east coast gets 36 pitches to hit and the guy on the
west coast gets 24.
I WANT MORE COMPETITION, NOT LESS!!! I love knocking on the door of the
W1-2-3 dominance, and I'm sure not afraid to give the boys out west a run
for their money too. Give us a 24 hour competition and let's see who can
build and operate a radio station, and not a competition of who has the
most hours of runnable time on the bands. I can run a computer program to
tell you who wins that competition.
73
Bill
Bill Fisher, W4AN (EX KM9P)
http://www.contesting.com
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