[CQ-Contest] Op-times (RDXC)

[Julius Fazekas]

Hi Chris,

I'd disagree with this statement: "Basic finding over the >1300 allband-entries: an amp makes you operate longer..." 

The analysis is useful, but not detailed enough to make this statement. We know nothing about the antennas in use, nor the breakdown by regions. 

Folks who have better equipment and antennas tend to stay in the chair longer than those who do not. 

73,
Julius

Julius Fazekas
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--- On Mon, 3/15/10, Jukka Klemola <jpklemola at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jukka Klemola <jpklemola at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Op-times (RDXC)
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 3:16 AM
> Cool!
> This is a very good analysis!
> 
> Tells me a third has operated minimum 2 max 7 hours.
> Sounds like maximising the FUN.
> Describing a normal person's comfort zone.
> 
> Half of the 'population' has operated more than 1 but less
> than 12 hours.
> But it is visible operating more than 7 hours is not so
> nice for the
> normal people.
> 
> Then there is a peak at full contest period.
> It is for people who are fully integrated to their chairs.
> 
> Please notice the number of these over-persistent guys is
> just over 6
> per cent of the whole population.
> 
> This really makes me appreciate all the normal people who
> spend their
> time in the contest, giving their valuable time for us who
> decide to
> sit - flat out - thru the weekend.
> 
> 
> 73,
> Jukka OH6LI
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 2010/3/15 Christian Schneider <prickler.schneider at t-online.de>:
> > Hello,
> >
> > with the upcoming RDXC some figures about the
> operation times in this
> > contest as calculated by the organizers in their score
> list for 2009
> > (www.rdxc.org):
> >
> >
> >
> > Basic finding over the >1300 allband-entries: an
> amp makes you operate
> > longer... All High-power-categories had op-times above
> the average of 10,8
> > hours in this 24-hour-competition.
> >
> > Those 10,8 hours are exactly the value of 2005 while
> 2006 and 2007 had 9,8
> > hours.
> >
> > The WRTC-qualifying may have had its impact because
> the percentage of
> > full-time ops (8,5%) was higher than in recent years.
> >
> > Still the majority operates less than halftime with
> 60,8 percent staying
> > below 12 hours and 69 percent below 14 hours.
> >
> >
> >
> > For those interested in more figures and graphs look
> at
> > http://www.dl8mbs.de/40984/45289.html
> >
> >
> >
> > All the best and 73, Chris (DL8MBS)
> >
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