[CQ-Contest] Categories, Participation and Competition

[VK4TI]

Stan,

A time limited contest within a contest is a great idea.

In VK as we have contests that are time limited due to the lack of
competitors...some of them allow dupes every one or three hours..and you can
enter in the entire contest or a shortened version. 

They seem to be a way to get the punters out. If this sort of thing was
introduced for the majors WW WPX ARRL I would like to see it as a sprint but
allowed for any three hours (for example) and the category is world wide not
limited to EU VK etc even guys with modest setup can have times of high QSO
multiplier rates..obvioulsy needs molding into shape but concept sounds
great. Perhaps an alternative is to create a sprint website for all major
contests where those who want to can enter for an annual sprinters title ??

personally Stan I think this is a winner..

Trent VK4TI 




Stan Stockton wrote:
> 
> Attempts have been made in some contests to create new categories where
> ones with wires or tribanders can compete on a more level basis.  Most
> contests have categories for different power levels. 
> 
> The one item that I think is most important and currently ignored is the
> time of operation.  In a world of children, grandchildren, other family
> obligations, honey do's to keep the YF happy, and an aging group of
> contesters, many cannot compete because they cannot work the contest the
> entire period, which in many cases is 48 hours.
> 
> I would only have categories that encourage enhancement of station
> performance and instead include categories in a 48 hour contest for
> perhaps 12 hour, 24 hour and 48 hour operating time - 24 and 48 hour for
> sure.  There are a lot of people out there who would do really well if
> they could stay up for 48 hours but cannot ever win anything with a 24
> hour effort.  Off times should be longer than what most are used to having
> in Sweepstakes and other contests with time limits   Perhaps a maximum of
> four off-times with a minimum of 6 hours for each would be appropriate for
> a 24 hour entry.
> 
> I can see a lot of people getting excited about competing in a contest if
> they had a way of doing it without having to commit to the entire 48 hour
> period. 
> 
> Stan, K5GO
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