[CQ-Contest] ....youth in contesting

[vk3meg steve]

Im  dx'er small time contester now conditions are waning it not easy with
100w tribander and wire from where i live technogy is the key to getting
young people in. Sdr, great logging/spotting software. etc this creates the
interest i gave up the unassisted catagory after my first seriious contest
that is legacy and if you like it great no issues. remotes are also the
key. Engaging is hard when remote and getting the feel of a contest
station. but nost of these kids sit in their room by themselves playing
game you just need good too fast chat boxes etc they wil get the vibe. the
one thing that makes people take a second look at my hobby apart from the
big antenna in the back yard is the qsl cards from far off places it still
creates the romance that we all know. lotw is good for the confirmation but
the card lets you relive the dream of the qso's working the pile up
thinking of some person in a tent or in the snow in some far off land.

lastly the biggest thing around for new op's is jt65 a snore fest for most
of us but alot of the younger ones love it. now a contest in jt65
............. something to think about transmitting on multiple band
similtaniously even with the right software and hard ware lots to consider
then open contesting to the person with an attic antenna and 50w. btw the
young ones and jt65 crowd love awards

just some random thoughts from left field
cheers
Steve
vk3meg


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On Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:

> I still like the if you're not using it station, let someone else use it.
>
> I still, now 40 years later fondly remember being a Novice in 1976,
> remember running SS as my first contest with a large number of club
> members. It was a blast running legal limit power and tribanders on a 70
> foot tower. especially when you only had a 40 meter dipole at 20 feet and
> one crystal on your DX-40.
>
> Then after seeing how good I and my fellow buddy novice was. we were
> invited to run CQWWCW from a guys station, run his station, Legal limit
> power. 4 ele on 20 5 on 15 and 6 on 10 phased deltas on 40, vertical on 80,
> inverted l on 160. never had so much fun!
>
> Joe WB9SBD
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> On 3/26/2016 5:28 PM, Michael Adams wrote:
>
>> While I am reluctant to look like I'm supporting the notion of creating
>> so many categories that everyone is virtually guaranteed to be a winner, I
>> should point out that the introduction of the Rookie overlay (and
>> associated plaque) for CQWW was a surprisingly effective means to motivate
>> me to upgrade my station and stretch my skills the first year it was
>> offered (when I still had about 3 weeks of rookie eligibility left).
>>
>> I figured it was my best shot at ever getting hardware for one of the big
>> contests.
>>
>> I think a "Youth TB/Wires" overlay could be an interesting enhancement to
>> some contests, to promote youth activity without necessarily compelling
>> them to feel obliged to drive a superstation.
>>
>> Alternatively, I could see some fun in a meta-contest based on scores
>> from multiple contests.  Think something like the WRTC qualification
>> process, except spanning only one year, without some of the attempts to
>> normalize scores across entry classes, and maybe a somewhat different set
>> of contests covered.   Throw a rookie or youth overlay on that meta-test,
>> and...?
>>
>> BTW, while other commitments and a cough have me mostly sitting out WPX
>> this weekend, I did get a kick out of working a 9-year-old YL in Florida
>> Friday evening.  Her exchange number was double mine!
>>
>>
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