[CQ-Contest] Categories, Participation and Competition

[RT Clay]

>  
> 
> I must say that for years, I have read in this reflector
> the discussion
> of the "multitudes" of "casual contesters" that would
> become serious
> with smaller competitive time requirements.  Yet IARU
> (24 hours) and
> IOTA (12 hours) don't bring out these multitudes.  The
> NAQP is active
> and fun and sure there a some (not a lot quite frankly)
> different
> players in that one but I believe that the gepgraphic
> competition issues
> are as much a difference as time.  Look at SS vs. IARU
> (both 24 hours)
> yet wildly different group because of geographic interests
> and just
> different contest personalities.
>  
> If this crowd proposing smaller hour competitive segments
> within a
> contest wants to make themselves heard and noticed..get off
> the
> reflector and "en masse" "run with the dogs" in IARU or


How many shortened-time contests did you operate in 2008 Ed? I don't see your call in the results for SS, NA Sprint, NAQP, or IOTA :) ?

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