[CQ-Contest] Entry Class -- CQWW Classic Overlay As It Should Be

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

The original idea, as championed by VE5ZX and I, back in the oughts, was 
to have a 24-hour category with, otherwise, the same rulesas the 48-hour 
contest.  This got transmuted in the CQWW Committee to what you see 
before you now, and the "Classic" name was also their invention.  I 
offered my explanation of why they probably did it at the start of this 
thread - not based on inside information, but simple extrapolation from 
the way this same group jumped on our idea a decade ago.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 10/19/2014 8:43 PM, Tom Osborne wrote:
> I thought the whole idea 'Classic' class was to go back to 'Just a boy 
> and his radio' type of contesting with no spotting, etc.
>
> Why have the classic and then just have the same rules as the regular 
> contest, only for 24 hours?  73
> Tom W7WHY
>
>
>
> On 10/19/2014 9:38 AM, VE5ZX wrote:
>>
>>> Want to join me?  Should Classic be changed next year to eliminate 
>>> these restrictions?
>>
>> I agree with Pete. Being one of those advocates along with Pete and 
>> others who have advocated for this class for the e past decade I 
>> completely agree that the Classic should be changed to eliminate 
>> these restrictions.
>>
>> The reason I didn't enter this category last year after working to 
>> get such a category was strickly because assisted was not allowed.
>>
>> The idea of the 24-hour challenge was to increase participation by 
>> providing a class that didn't have any restrictions to encourage 
>> others to participate anyway they could even if it was for a 
>> restricted 24-hr period.
>>
>> Syl - VE5ZX
>
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