[PVRCNC] New ARRL "sections"

Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:45:10 -0500 (EST)

...working stations once on each band is a good idea 
because all of us die-hard contesters would continue to 
work each other!

73, Will, wj9b, dit dit

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:11:40 +0000 H Hoyt <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Wal, if we were gonna do that, my personal preference would be to go
> the K.I.S.S.  route: a station can be worked once on every band.
> 
> 73, Howie
> 
> Guy Olinger, K2AV said the following on 11/26/03 4:03 PM:
> 
> >How about if every station could be worked a second time after 7am EST
> >Sunday. That would force people to divide their time carefully between
> >Saturday and Sunday. Multipliers still accumulate the entire contest.
> >
> >Would also turn Sunday into a free-for-all as every station becomes
> >fresh meat for Sunday.
> >
> >Would turn Saturday afternoon into urgent time for coast-to-coast on
> >highbands, because working them Sunday is the time for the SECOND
> >wave.
> >
> >Would also create a single day 12 out of 15 class for those who
> >couldn't do the entire test. Start the 15 hours anytime with the first
> >QSO, and work 12 hours out of the next 15. If someone starts the 15
> >hours late, the 7am Sunday rollover still applies. Would be some
> >thinking to see when to start the 15 hours to max out.
> >
> >The various contesting programs would still work, whether updated or
> >not, just start it over at 7am. Then do the mults later. Usually by
> >the first 15 hours there's a very short list of missing mults. Easily
> >tracked.
> >
> >Maybe just try it on CW to start.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "H Hoyt" <[email protected]>
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 5:54 AM
> >Subject: Re: [PVRCNC] New ARRL "sections"
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Uh, how 'bout shortening the length of the SS ? ;-)
> >>
> >>73, Howie
> >>
> >>Jim Jordan K4QPL said the following on 11/26/03 2:18 AM:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>----- Original Message ----- >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>If nothing else, it will guarantee that nobody gets a clean sweep.
> >>>>The ARRL will save money by not having to buy clean sweep cups.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>I know your comments were TIC, but actually ARRL makes money on the
> >>>      
> >>>
> >clean
> >  
> >
> >>>sweep mugs. They don't give them away!
> >>>
> >>>Seriously, I wish we could come up with something to help SS out of
> >>>      
> >>>
> >its
> >  
> >
> >>>downward decline. Maybe not full band mults like the QSO parties,
> >>>      
> >>>
> >but
> >  
> >
> >>>something like allowing you to work stations again on 10 or 160 for
> >>>      
> >>>
> >QSO
> >  
> >
> >>>points only.
> >>>
> >>>That would give the multi stations more to do, and give the U
> >>>      
> >>>
> >stations a few
> >  
> >
> >>>more fish in the barrels to shoot.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>73 de Brian/K3KO
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