I applaud Randy's suggestion, except...
The 12 and 24 hour categories need not be contiguous. Why not let the
competitors choose their on-time based on their ability to spend time
on the air? Yes, a few will cherry-pick times but, there are going to
be top-five mavens in every category, followed by everyone else.
As Randy said, we are attempting to encourage contest activity,
especially as we prepare for the next solar maximum. My schedule just
does not allow serious competition at this time, but I would bust my
butt for 12 hours in a major DX contest, if there were a separate
tabulation. For the log checkers, it may just be a tabulation
exercise. If they would all take a hint from 7QP, we send out
certificates via email in .pdf format. It has been a big hit and it
takes little time and no postage (Don't forget, 7QP is the first
weekend in May).
Speaking of the solar maximum, stand by. If you haven't heard, W5FU
(NA5R) and I have started building the superstation we attempted, but
never finished, in the 1980's. It is called the N5JJ/K5LZO Memorial
"Last Big Hurrah," or "Sunspots on the Comstock," take your pick.
At 09:00 AM 2/24/2007, cq-contest-request@contesting.com wrote:
>Create 12 hour and 24 hour races
>- The 12 or 24 hours consist of a continuous period beginning with your
>first QSO (i.e., the clock starts with your first QSO)
>- There are no off times
>- You can operate the contest as much as you want. Your score is calculated
>by the log checker based on the first 12 and 24 hour marks
>- No preregistration or special marking of your log. ALL LOGS are included
>in the scoring/results
Tom Taormina, K5RC
Virginia City Nevada USA
Home of NACHO - W7RN and RANN - K7RC
Web Site: http://k5rc.cc/ FOC 1760
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