I dont know about the new hams in the last 7 years but my love for SS goes back
to it being the only contest I could even compete in having only a vertical,
wires and low power for my first 5 years in ham radio and living in an
apartment. my interest was not scientific, it was simply the best I could do
at the time. I was outconus for most of that time, a conditional licensee, and
usually the only ham at the locations where I happened to be. while i am a life
member now, I was not a qst subscriber then. My first SS operation came from
trying to have a rag chew with a ss participant who asked me if I was in the
ss contest. I didn't know what a contest was. He explained the exchange,(all
done on cw) told me what my exchange should be and except for some time in iraq
and bahrain, I have never missed an ss since. I'm not advocating for any
changes but if they are made "CHAMPIONS ADJUST !!"
73
Chet WA4KJR, WA4KJR/VO1,N6ZO, KL7AIZ, KG4ZO VQ9XX, ZD8W, KP4EAJ N6ZO/6y5
N6ZO/HH9
Chet N4FX
-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ed
Sawyer
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2017 9:53 AM
To: 'Art Peters'; 'CQ-Contest'
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Be careful what you wish for
Hello Art. No offense intended. I believe that people getting involved in SS
in the past 10 years and considering it their favorite contest are a rarity
indeed. The submitted log numbers and complaints of dwindling Sunday activity
by the regulars would not be what they are if there were noticeably more people
like yourself.
I am glad you enjoy SS. I have no beef with it. I am also not complaining
about it. Just offering a possible explanation to the complainers and
suggesting that their complaint cannot be substantiated across other HF contest
activity data or experiences.
Ed N1UR
-----Original Message-----
From: Art Peters [mailto:k0acp@k0acp.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 8:58 AM
To: sawyered@earthlink.net; CQ-Contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Be careful what you wish for
Ed,
I have to take exception to your comment, I may be able to see old-Timer from
where I am, but have only been contesting with any sort of intensity for the
last 7-years. SS is one of, if not my favorite contest, partly due to my
station configuration, and partially it is the intricacy of attaining all 83
sections, which while a lot of work, it is doable. So I’d have to respectfully
submit that the great thing about (Ham Radio / America) is that everyone is
entitled to their opinion...
73 es God Bless,
Art / K0ACP
Sent from my iPad
> On Nov 7, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Ed Sawyer <sawyered@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> SS has been an old timers contest for as long as I have been
> contesting -
> 20+ years. Virtually no one coming into contesting in the last 2
> 20+ decades is
> a gung ho SS competitor. The SS group is growing old or dieing off.
>
>
>
> But don't compare that to most other contests. CQ WW SSB was amazing.
> Rate meter spending LONG times above 200 and 300 peaks observed
> numerous times during the weekend. 3000 - 4600 Qs logged by the top
> 10 US HP and 9000 Qs logged by 8P5A SOAB HP leader. CQ WW CW has been
> no exception in the past to be as much if not more volume of Qs than the SSB
> contest.
>
>
>
> SS has a problem - that is not debatable. But SSB contesting and CW
> contesting don't show signs of problems in most other contests. In
> fact - until this last year of greatly diminishing sunspots - have
> been on a decade long growth trend globally.
>
>
>
> Its easy to fix the boredom of SS. But its not easy to do it and keep
> it the same old SS. Choices need to be made.
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> Ed N1UR
>
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