[CQ-Contest] Categories, Participation and Competition

[Stan Stockton]

I think one additional benefit of an option for a shorter time period 
would be the operating mode of the would be casual operator.  I assume 
that many, operating for a few hours in a contest that cannot be worked 
full time, end up spending a lot of their operating time tuning around 
just calling the loud stations, perhaps not even logging stations worked 
and not submitting a log at all.  I would think the average operating 
intensity would be greater if there were a category for a shorter time 
period and the number of logs submitted would be higher.

Stan, K5GO
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From: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai at worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Categories, Participation and Competition


> The only reservation I have about short recognition periods in 
> contests
> is the possibility that it encourages people to operate only 6 hours 
> (or
> 12 or 24) and quit, when they would have operated longer and made more
> contacts otherwise.  My approach is to operate all the hours I can 
> spare
> from other activities and then enter the category that fits.  So,
> sometimes I am in the 12 hour group for IOTA and sometimes in the 24
> hour group, but not because I am trying to win either, but because 
> that
> is the time I had available.
>
> This is a good time to mention that it is a good practice to send in a
> log for a contest when you make only a few QSOs and were not a serious
> entrant.  It does encourage the sponsors, it helps to check logs, and
> for a few contests only, it allows the guys you work to get credit for
> contacts that otherwise wouldn't count for their final score.
>
> 73,
>
> John, K4BAI.
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