[CQ-Contest] Head-to-head

[Randy Thompson, K5ZD]

On a bus ride during WRTC in Slovenia, someone (I think K1AR) made the
suggestion of having the competition in "heats" like you see in track and
field or swimming.  You would get everyone together for WRTC, then have guys
face off mano-y-mano for 1 or 2 hours in a single or double elimination
format.  Would require less stations and provide some interesting pressure.
The issues of "fairness" would be intact since both guys would be operating
from similar stations, in the same area, at the same time.

Something to think about...

Randy Thompson, K5ZD
11 Hollis Street, Uxbridge, MA 01569 USA
Tel 508-278-2355 E-mail k5zd at ma.ultranet.com
Web: http://www.k5zd.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-cq-contest at contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-cq-contest at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Kenneth E. Harker
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 3:09 PM
> To: CQ Contest
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Head-to-head
>
>
>
>     I got to thinking about this last night on my bike ride home.  One of
> the legitimate problems cited with doing the WRTC events more frequently
> than every four years or so is the enormous task of creating fifty or so
> equal stations in a relatively compact geographical area.
>
>     What if someone were to create just two roughly equal stations in the
> same geographical area?  It wouldn't have to be fancy - maybe something
> similar to what the WRTC used, with a tribander and wires.  My
> idea is that
> these two stations could have head-to-head competition between guest
> operators in any number of contests.  It would make for
> interesting stories,
> no doubt.
>
> -
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> University of Texas at Austin                   Amateur Radio
> Callsign: WM5R
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> Radio Club
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