[CQ-Contest] Re: Response to K5ZD's comments

[va3dx at sympatico.ca]

>From this analogy below I find myself saying...

I will/can never be competetive to the point of winning in a 48 hr test.
I am not a ( 48 hr ) competetive contester
Some of the younger contesters just cant comprehend the effects of being
in your 50's or 60's, 70's and physically not being able to compete with
your own drive to win.
Lastly, we should not participate in this contest and instead go elsewhere,
to less strenuous ones.

A category of  ( 24 hours operating time ) would increase activity from a
lot of
us in the age/physically challenged group, allowing us the faint hope of
being
competetive. This could only increase over all participation.

Glenn
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Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re: Response to K5ZD's comments


> I must admit I find some of the comments on this interesting.  Before
commenting on some of the responses, I will state that I like the 48 hour
time.  Its a contest, lets not water it down.  However, if people want to
try the contest within a contest idea, I see no harm in creating a CQ
CONTEST contest within a contest  on 3830 or whatever and go for it.
>
> 1) The people that say "well I only get on for 10 hours but if there were
a 24 hour category I'd get on for 24" are really kidding themselves.  Why
aren't you on for close to 24 now?  Do really think that the excuses for why
you aren't contesting are going to go away?  If you only get on for 8 or 10
hours for a major, regularly, then you aren't a competitive contester and
making up a 24 hour category isn't going to make you one.
>
> 2) Myself, I am 42.  Why do a lot of the old timers want to bring
contesting down to them?  To me, you are missing one of the greatest aspects
of contesting, gentlemen.  The ability to have a running shot at beating me
when you are 65 is what SHOULD MOTIVATE YOU.  What else can you look at
competitively where you can wake up and say "I beat most people yonger than
me".  I'll beat you in a 5K, I'll beat you climbing a tower, I'll beat you
playing basketball.  But you just might still beat me in an all out contest.
If that doesn't help keep you thinking young......
>
> 3) The final point.  There are great reasons for 24 or 36 hour contests.
And you know what, THERE ARE 24 HOUR CONTESTS and 36 HOUR CONTESTS.  Join in
on them and compete.  You don't have to change the 4 majors CQ/ARRL CW/SSB
to do that.  There are at least 20 other good contests and most of them are
not 48 straight!  Have fun and enjoy.
>
> FWIW
>
> Ed N1UR
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