Now you guys have suckered me in for my 2 cents worth. I cannot believe that
most contesters contest only to win. A contest is a competition. It is the
competition that is fun. Only one guy wins a marathon run, but virtually
everyone enjoys it and has fun. Finding out that you won 8 or 10 months later
is just an ego trip. The race against the rate meter during the contest is the
fun!
Chuck, KZ5MM
(Ain't no meters like 10 meters!)
Bill Fisher, W4AN wrote:
> >> 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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