[CQ-Contest] How many hours do SOAB entrants actually operate?

[Dick Green WC1M]

I agree -- we have to try it to find out.

While I agree that the top guns and big guns will likely win if they enter a
24-hour category, there may well be some very talented operators who will
give them a run for their money in a 24-hour category who couldn't do that
in a 48-hour category.

This gets to the point I've been trying to make: operating ability,
station-building expertise and endurance are three completely different
things (though they all require a dash of insanity :-). I like the idea of
having a category that emphasizes operating ability and station-building
expertise.

73, Dick WC1M

> -----Original Message-----
> From: W0MU Mike Fatchett [mailto:w0mu at w0mu.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 12:47 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] How many hours do SOAB entrants actually
> operate?
> 
> The premise was if there was a 24 hour category would more people
> attempt to operate the entire 24 hours instead of 10, 12, 20, etc.  I
> don't think we will ever know until it tried or really tracked.  It had
> nothing to do with competition.
> 
> If K5ZD, K1AR, N2IC, big gun,  et al, decides to operate the 24 hour
> class they are most likely going to win there too or whatever category
> they choose.  This discussion has nothing to do with trying to avoid
> competition and everything to do with getting the guy that operates less
> than the max to encourage him to operate more.  To get the guy that
> operates 16 hours to  operate 24. Wouldn't this be good for all?  I
> think so.
> 
> SS is a 30 hour contest where you can operate 24 of the 30 hours. Has
> anyone done a breakdown based on operating time?
> 
> Who knows maybe being able to pick your 24 hours out of 48 might give
> the West Coasts guys a chance?  I doubt it as you need to run Europe to
> win but you never know.
> 
> Mike W0MU
> 
> On 4/3/2013 8:26 AM, Yuri wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >> Just how many catagories do we want? There are too many now.  Lets
> >> make it a Low Band /High band entry-- 160,80,40, (Lowband)....then
> >> let's make that assisted, non assisted, then lets make that LP/HP,
> >> then lets make that rookie or non rookie, now do they use a beverage
> >> or not?.... Non Beverage or no beverage,,,JUST how many catagories
> >> does one need?
> >>
> >> Joe, w6vnr
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Fully agree with Joe.
> >
> > Most posts here start with "I..." or "Me personally..."
> >
> > Too bad if you can't do it full-time, or you can't have a beam and/or
> > amp or you can't travel to the Caribbean.
> > Or if you have too demanding wife or grumpy neighbors...
> >
> > High Power, Low Power, full time, part time, beam or wire - who cares?
> >
> > Funny - people who do not want REAL COMPETITION ("we all just do it
> > for fun, don't we") - those very same people demand more categories.
> > Make it just Single Op or Multi Op.
> > That's it.
> >
> > Yuri, VE3DZ
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