[RTTY] CQ WPX RTTY - SOAB operating time

[Stein Roar Brobakken LA6FJA-K3RAG]

Hi

well I think 30 hours is to short¨, but....
its probably ok if you operate nearby US and can have conds 24/7 to work US and NA all the time. Which you have most of the big numbers of station QRV all the time..

I been op from Asia,africa,Europe, both experiences says about that propagation give always a challenge. 

Specially here in scandinavia which your signals are attunated by aurora. u can sit and work 6 hours for 100 QSO at worst, then this 30 hours running fast and then u suddenly have no aurora rest 18 hours of contest, but then you cannot work any QSO it doesnt count because of this rule. this will push people to run more KWs to be heard in short time and more QRM and less room for low power station and DX stations cannot be heard coz of splatter.

73s Rag LA6FJA





> From: J. Edward \(Ed\) Muns [w0yk at msn.com]
> Sent: 2009-02-13 12:24:26 CET
> To: 'Stein Roar Brobakken' [s-roabr at online.no]
> Cc: 'RTTY Reflector' [rtty at contesting.com]
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] CQ WPX RTTY - SOAB operating time
> 
> > I thought WPX was 36 hours, why 30 in RTTY part? It was good I checked the
> > rules twice ;)
> 
> No, actually WPX CW/SSB was created with 30 hours for SO but increased to 36
> hours a few years ago, a mistake in my view.  There are strong opinions for
> both time limits and every year there is a debate about this on the
> reflectors!  I think 30 hours is more challenging, requiring the SO to
> carefully consider which hours he works to maximize score.  30 hours also
> gives different geographical locations the opportunity to be competitive by
> selecting their best operating time.  Not every contest needs to be the same
> number of hours and "more" is not always better.  There are 4-hour sprints,
> 10-hour NAQP, 24-hour RTTY Round-Up and 48-hour CQWW, all of which are great
> contests.
> 
> It is always good to check contest rules, even when you "think" you know
> them, hi!
> 
> GL in WPX RTTY,
> Ed - P49X (W0YK)
> 
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