[CQ-Contest] Categories, Participation and Competition

[RT Clay]

A limited time (<=24 hr) category would certainly motivate me to operate during CQWW, WPX, and ARRL DX. I currently do not operate those contests at all (except for an occasional hour or two) because I can't get 48 hours (or even 36) free. That might give some more DX stations the MS mult in ARRLDX...

Time is reason I currently operate only the Sprint, NAQP, SS, and IARU seriously.

Just listing operating times will not motivate people.

Tor
N4OGW/5


>  
> Creating new (overlay) categories based on operating time
> is an interesting
> concept.  My concern is that it may actually motivate
> people to be less
> active.  For example, I have about 15 hours to operate
> during a weekend.  Do
> I spend my time to maximize a score for the 12 hour
> category, or just play
> around and work my 15 hours available?  The contest
> sponsors want to
> motivate people to get on as much as they can.  I