[CQ-Contest] WPXSSB More 30 hour NONSENSE

[Marty Durham]

Second Trey's sentiments...

SOSB15 from PJ2T in 2004....tough to fill 36 hours with limited
propagation...
SOAB from PJ2T in 2006....again tough to fill 36 hours with limited
propagation...

30 hours would be great...would even get some time at the beach/swim up
bar!!!

73,
Marty
W1MD


-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Trey Garlough
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:29 PM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WPXSSB More 30 hour NONSENSE

I like surveys!

> "Can we have a show of hands for those contesters who feel that
> taking off-time in a contest is MORE fun than working guys?"
>
> Go ahead, answer it HONESTLY!

A better question would be:

  Who feels that taking an off-time in a contest is MORE fun than spending
  6 hours in front of the radio when there is no one to talk to?

[I am raising my hand.]

> Now please answer the next three questions honestly:
> 
> 1) When, if ever, did you last operate this contest for all 36 hours?

1999.  

> 2) When, if ever, did you last operate this contest for all 30 hours, when
> it WAS 30 hours?

The final year the contest was 30 hours.  I think this was 1992.  I
also put in the full 36 hours the following year, so I had an
excellent basis for a side-by-side comparison.  I still have a very
clear memory of how I spent the last six hours of the contest
listening to the voice keyer calling CQ while I was reading old issues
of CQ.

> 3) Will you guaranty that if the operating time limit is reduced to 30
> hours,  that you will operate ALL 30 hours?

Absolutely!

Funny you should ask this question.  I have already been on the phone
this morning to "reserve" a seat, just in case this happens.

I realize that with these poor conditions I would probably only have
about 20 productive hours.  Nonetheless, I would still put in the full
30 hours and give it my best shot.

--Trey
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