[WIQPmail] QSO Party and hours

[Timothy Hale]

I think the timing of the WI QSO Party is perfect. Except for one or two
years I have always gone mobile for this contest and 7 hours of operating
plus the two hours it takes to get to our starting point is more than
enough drive time in one day. One of the things I like about this contest
is that you can almost always find someone on one of the bands calling CQ
and get a decent amount of contacts in a short period of time, if the time
of the contest is expanded I think it will spread out the participants
since everyone won't be on during the same time frame, this will make it
much more difficult for the mobile stations to get their required contacts
for each county that they operate in. Also by expanding it I think it may
lead some of us who are not county hunters or big contesters to not bother
operating.

It is also nice that I can participate in this contest and still get enough
sleep to go into work early Monday morning.

My opinion is, leave the timing as it is.

Tim
KC9FSH
K9TIT during the QSO Party

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 8:17 PM, K8zzv via WIQP-Mail <wiqp-mail at warac.org>
wrote:

> My two cents worth on the hours of WIQP.  This is my favorite contest, not
> just because it's my home state.  I think the timing is just right.  State
> QSO parties that last 12 hours, 24, 36 etc require a massive time
> commitment in order to score anything respectable.  The level of activity
> in such contests is a lot lower at any particular time in all but the
> largest states.  The seven-hour window compresses activity and allows
> everyone a chance to get a good score.  The big national and international
> contests can run longer and maintain a high level of activity at all
> times.  I think WIQP is just right and allows an old guy like me to get a
> competitive score without killing my back in a chair for 12 hours or more.
>
> Ken K8ZZV  fixed station Sauk County
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