[CQ-Contest] Response to K5ZD's comments

[Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)]

I see two issues here.

1. Create another category so more folks have a chance at wallpaper

2. a way to run a contest "seriously" without killing your weekend (and p=
utting other parts of your life in jeopardy) and still have stations to c=
ompare yourself to.

If we add a 24 hour category for those who can't put in 24 hours due to l=
ife's restraits, why not a CC&R category for all of us restricted by that=
 - or a single element on every band category for those whith no tower?  =
Where does it stop if we make this new category?

I'm a big proponent of publishing as much information as possible with th=
e score results (i.e. hours worked, basic station descreption etc.).  Thi=
s would allow competetors to look at results from similarly equiped stati=
ons who worked a similar number of hours and see how they faired in compa=
rison.  This doesn't add another category that could be won, but frankly =
my shack is in the basement wtih cement walls, and it's hard to put up pl=
aques on that stuff!

73 de Al, KE1FO

----- Original Message -----
From: Felipe  J. Hernandez
Sent: 3/14/2004 4:50:32 PM
To: zf2nt at candw.ky;cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Response to K5ZD's comments

> I think jims comments are right on track, but that philosophy is not sh=
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> by everyone..
> On the other hand,  I was already discussing Bruce's idea of integratin=
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> categories that will accomodate
> these ops with fewer time/stamina and  I think is the one that makes se=
nse.
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> Times selection will make it interesting, since my peak times may not b=
e the
> same one as some other ham in the other side of the world.
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> I think its a feasible Idea but the things to consider would be
> 1. is it any 24 hours?
> 2.Is it a sat or a sunday contest within the full 48
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> Can the commitee Identify which are the reasons for the slowing of rate=
s
> apart from already worked stations?
> That will make the desicion of which day will be better easier.
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> Felipe
> NP4Z
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bruce Sawyer
> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 2:03 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Response to K5ZD's comments
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> Here's a different alternative to the 24/48 debate about ARRL contests:
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> Do the same thing the Brits do and offer a category where you only work=
 24
> hours out of the 48 hour period.  I'm doing that at this very minute in=
 the
> Commonwealth Contest, having chosen to operate only 12 hours out of the=
 24
> hour contest period.  It's not due to lack of stamina (sorry, Phillipe)=
 nor
> lack of interest.  I've got a plane flight tomorrow morning over to Gra=
nd
> Cayman, and when I get there at noon I'm going to be very much on stage=
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> Thus there's no way I want to stay up all night tonight and then look l=
ike a
> zombie tomorrow.  Interestingly enough, the Restricted (i.e. 12 hour)
> category in the Commonwealth Contest is far more popular than the Open =
(24
> hour) category.  I really think the same thing would work in the ARRL
> contests.  Then people who want to slug it out for the whole 48 hours c=
an do
> so, and the rest of us can be quite content to compete for the junior
> trophy, or whatever you want to call it.
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> Bruce, ZF2NT
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