[CQ-Contest] REALLY long contests

[Zack Widup]

On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Mark Beckwith wrote:

> >real OT's can recall when it was
> >two WEEKS long!
> 
> I can officially vouch for this.  These kids today have it too easy.  Thy
> don't know what it was like in the good old days.  Back when I was their
> age....
> 
> Mark, N5OT
> Geezer In Training (GIT)
> 

I think the first ARRL DX contest I participated in was in 1969 or 1970.
I probably made all of 30 QSO's.  

I vaguely remember hearing something about "quotas".  Can someone who
remembers explain that in some detail?

73, Zack W9SZ
Olde Fahrt (tm) In Training