[CQ-Contest] Response to K5ZD's comments

[Russell Hill]

Perhaps if there is enough interest a separate contest committee could
sponsor, score and award a 24 hour contest on the same weekend with the same
operating rules, except for duration, as the 48 hour contest.  Perhaps noon,
+/- time zone, on Saturday, till noon Sunday, +/- time zone.

The rules might allow a given station to enter both contests, or might not.
Separate question.

My 1.5 cents worth.

Rusty, na5tr


----- Original Message -----
From: "VE5ZX" <ve5zx at hotmail.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: RE: [CQ-Contest] Response to K5ZD's comments


> The question concerning a 24 hour category arises almost every year.
>
> You might what to have a look at a survey that was carried out on
> contesting.com that explored the idea of a 24 hour category in the CQWW
and
> ARRL DX ( http://www.contesting.com/survey/95 )
>
> The survey question was based on N4ZR and N2MG's article (
> http://www.contesting.com/articles/401 )
>
> The survey results suggest that a 24 hour category could increase
> participation.
>
> Another approach to handling this problem was examined in a survey
regarding
> "a contest within a contest" ( http://www.contesting.com/survey/93 )
>
> Generally speaking both of these surveys suggest there appears to
community
> for support for a 24 hour category. It seems that this category could be
> implemented in a number of ways ranging from soliciting the support of the
> contest sponsor to involving a new sponsoring group to handle scoring and
> results without disturbing the original contest.
>
> Perhaps all that is required is some coordinated effort to how to
encourage
> or implement a 24 hour category.
>
> Flame away!
>
> Sylvan Katz - VE5ZX
> Saskatoon, SK
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