[CQ-Contest] Response to K5ZD's Comments

[Michael L. Therrien, MD]

Reasonable assessments such as this may save this hobby.

Thank you, Roger.

Tnx

Mike, N1MD
(licensed ONLY in 1993, 49 years old, 2 children in college, and a busy
academic cardiology practice) 

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger Parsons
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:44 PM
To: CQ-contest at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Response to K5ZD's Comments


Seems to me that there are two very distinct classes
of contesters. Those who have time/energy/will/ability
to spend an entire weekend on the radio. And those who
don't. I venture that the latter category forms the overwhelming majority,
even if not the majority of subscribers to this reflector.

I spent some time this last weekend operating in the Commonwealth Contest.
That is a 24 hour contest, but it has a 12 hour category, which is steadily
becoming the more popular. You can choose your 12 hours from within the 24,
subject to at least 1 hour off times. This approach seems to me to achieve
the best of all worlds, and I think that ARRL (and CQ) should very seriously
consider it. And I find the suggestion 'if you don't like the current rules,
play somewhere else' to be sadly lacking in logic and compassion.

73 Roger
VE3ZI





	
	
		
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