[CQ-Contest] A 24-hour category? was: Re: How many hours do SOAB entrants actually operate?

[Joe]

not a bad idea, maybe on the WPX CW coming up?

Who would or could do the official ummm running this? IE: log checking 
posting results etc?

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On 3/31/2013 3:44 PM, George Fremin III wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 09:32:53AM -0500, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
>
>> I suspect that you'd see an upswing in activity, and an upswing in
>> logs turned in (both competitive and check logs) in most weekend/48
>> hour contests that would add a Single Op 24 hour time-limited
>> category.
> Maybe.  You should try it.
>
>> I think it would be a lot of fun to try it!
> Then do it.
>
> Back before there was an assisted single op category in contests K1AR
> got on and operated assisted but submitted his log as multiop.  There
> was no category - but this did not stop John from getting on the radio
> and doing assisted.  After a few years there was an assisted category.
>
> In the ARRL Sweepstakes contest there is a school club category.  As I
> recall the ARRL was approached about adding this category for
> university club stations. The ARRL was not interested.  So WM5R
> created a contest within the existing contest.  He talked it up and
> got entries and published results.
>
> http://www.collegiatechampionship.org/
>
> After a few years the ARRL added a school club category to the ARRL
> Sweepstakes contest.
>
> There is nothing stopping you (or others) from creating a a 24 hour
> category for CQ WW or ARRL DX or whatever.  If you really think it is
> a great idea then prove it.
>
> If you start now you have plenty of time to talk this up
> and get the word out for the CQ WW contest this year.
>