[SECC] W4NTI ARRL DX BOATACHOR CONTEST

[Bill Coleman]

On Feb 24, 2005, at 11:30 PM, Rick Walker wrote:

> It's all going to boil down to the way you market it.  If we called it 
> the
> "classic category" or "vintage class" it might have more of a shot.

You could have different categories based on the age of radio (at least 
when it first appeared).

The EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) classifies aircraft 
according to three categories: Antique (before 1945) , Classic 
(1945-1955), and Contemporary (1956-1967).

And not everything has to be tubes, either. Maybe the contemporary 
class could be solid-state rigs that are 20 years old (which my TS-430 
would qualify for this year....), classic would be post 1945 tube rigs, 
and antique anything before 1945.

Interesting idea.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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