[PaQSO] CQ vrs S&P

[n3xls@juno.com]

Shortening the contest to one day will not ensure more mobile activity.  I think relaxing the rules on mobile's and making more incentives to go mobile would help.  Rover category took off in recent years and I think that took a hit on the  amount of mobiles.  

Maybe mobiles need a score formula where the rare counties and number of stations worked and number of counties activated all play a part in the score. 

I am not a mobile op so this is just my 1/2 cents.  I am just following the old advice of whats in it for me if I go to the trouble of activating a rare county or have a game plan of lighting up several counties.  I know for the past 15 year no one would have a sweep with out at least one mobile.

----- Reply message -----
From: "John Getz" <johngetz24 at gmail.com>
To: <paqso at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [PaQSO] CQ vrs S&P
Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2015 8:08 PM


I concur with Dave, WN4AFP, that there were a lot of out of state stations
calling CQ for PA contacts.  I was one of the callers.  With this being a
two day contest, you just run out of PA stations to work and need to
attract the casual PA ops that only do S&P.  There was also a shortage of
PA mobiles to work.  I think PA should be a one day contest.  It would be
easier for the mobile stations so more mobile stations would come out.
More mobiles to chase means out of station stations don't have to call CQ
as much as new counties and contacts are always becoming available.  I'd be
interested in hearing what others think about making PA a one day contest.


John Getz
​, AD8J​ (Long time PA resident now retired in NC)
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