[CQ-Contest] XTREME category...a colossal BUST?

[Ron Notarius W3WN]

FWIW:

I am not personally in favor of the Xtreme category.  Never have been, have
no interest in it, and all things considered, would have passed on the
entire idea.  The details of that for another discussion another time.

So, that being said... it hasn't even been a year, a full contest season,
since the category was announced.  If we're going to give it a fair shake,
it needs at least another 2 years of existence before it is declared viable
or dead as a doornail.

Otherwise, it was a colossal waste of time.  It might be more trouble than
it's worth, but unless we give it sufficient time... well, then it's time to
fire Conan and replace him with Jay, if you know what I mean.

73

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Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:32 PM
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Subject: [CQ-Contest] XTREME category...a colossal BUST?

My 2 cents....

Most folks on this reflector and most (vast majority) of entrants are
traditional contesters.  
They like contesting for their own, already established reasons: Competing
to win, globally, 
nationally, regionally, or locally.  Or maybe they get on to DX or to give
out some points or 
to contribute to the club score.  I'm betting that for them, the extreme
category has little,
if any, interest....save for Mario.

On the other hand, those who might be interested in a type of operation that
would qualify
as "Xtreme" are likely opposed to the idea of "contesting."  Even though
there is a plaque,
and even though "cleverness of design" is factored in (not just total
score), I bet those 
folks are just hard to reach; they sure are NOT looking a contest reflector.

I don't know what kind of advertising K1DG did, other than the SDR forum at
Dayton, but I
bet he (the CQWWCC) missed most of the potential audience.  And again, even
if there 
were some interest, they might simply have been "turned off" once they
heard/read the
word "contest."  

Just a guess.....

But no matter how you turn it around, yeah, it's way to early to declare it
dead.  A "bust"
for 2009? Maybe.  Let's see how well it can be publicized and promoted in
other, non-contest
forums.

de Doug KR2Q

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