[CQ-Contest] Rules off the table ?

[Michael Adams]

True, but "date of first license" is how rookies are already
identified in a couple of ARRL and CQ contests.  It's a pretty
objective, somewhat verifiable metric.

-- 
Michael D. Adams (N1EN) | Poquonock, Connecticut | mda at n1en.org

On Feb 7, 2013, at 3:26 PM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:

> No, that wouldn't work.  How about the guy that got started in the VHF/UHF world of Amateur Radio, and has 90% of the time been one of the all he does is public service stuff for the past 25 years.
>
> but you have convinced him to try HF contesting.
>
> Wouldn't you think of him as a rookie?  I sure would.
>
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> On 2/7/2013 12:35 PM, Michael Adams wrote:
>> Isn't year licensed part of the SS exchange?
>>
>> You'd have to impose a rule restricting recent years licensed to legitimate
>> rookies, and we do have pesky issue of having just passed the centennial of
>> amateur radio licensing in the US....but aside from that, it would be a
>> simple change that wouldn't dramatically change the character of
>> Sweepstakes, aside from perhaps putting a few more, less experienced folks
>> into the fray.
>
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