[CQ-Contest] Categories, Participation and Competition

[Francisco Costa, CT1EAT]

Hi Stan and all

I totally suport this idea.
Maybe we can call it "Daddy" category, hi.

73 F.Costa, CT1EAT
http://ct1eat.no.sapo.pt


----- Mensagem original ----- 
De: "Stan Stockton" <k5go at cox.net>
Para: <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
Cc: "Randy Thompson" <k5zd at charter.net>
Enviado: terça-feira, 16 de Junho de 2009 15:17
Assunto: [CQ-Contest] Categories, Participation and Competition


> 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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