Joe wrote:
"Everything is in the single digits till 1958/59 What happened then? WOW!
and then in 1980 it fell apart again. what changed on those dates?"
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Sputnik 1957, plus IGY (the first International Geophysical Year)
1958-59. The first STEM wave (analog) followed. Moon race.
About 1980, there was a second STEM wave, but digital. Kids started
playing with miniature computers.
Analog RF became "old stuff" for many.
73,
Glenn K6NA (1960)
At 06:58 PM 4/6/2018, Joe wrote:
Kind of looking at the log from last november antuicipating the
results any day now. But something I noticed was interesting on the
CK Numbers we worked. And how many,, Check this out.
Sweepstakes Checks
Check QSOs Pct
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00 9 1.6
01 2 0.4
02 6 1.1
03 4 0.7
04 3 0.5
05 2 0.4
06 2 0.4
07 3 0.5
08 4 0.7
09 3 0.5
10 2 0.4
11 3 0.5
12 4 0.7
13 7 1.2
14 5 0.9
15 8 1.4
16 9 1.6
17 6 1.1
18 0 0.0
19 0 0.0
20 0 0.0
21 0 0.0
22 0 0.0
23 0 0.0
24 1 0.2
25 0 0.0
26 0 0.0
27 0 0.0
28 0 0.0
29 0 0.0
30 1 0.2
31 2 0.4
32 1 0.2
33 1 0.2
34 0 0.0
35 0 0.0
36 0 0.0
37 0 0.0
38 0 0.0
39 0 0.0
40 1 0.2
41 0 0.0
42 0 0.0
43 0 0.0
44 0 0.0
45 0 0.0
46 0 0.0
47 2 0.4
48 3 0.5
49 1 0.2
50 0 0.0
51 1 0.2
52 6 1.1
53 4 0.7
54 7 1.2
55 7 1.2
56 6 1.1
57 9 1.6
58 8 1.4
59 20 3.5
60 16 2.8
61 19 3.4
62 20 3.5
63 19 3.4
64 12 2.1
65 13 2.3
66 12 2.1
67 16 2.8
68 12 2.1
69 17 3.0
70 13 2.3
71 11 1.9
72 10 1.8
73 13 2.3
74 9 1.6
75 11 1.9
76 24 4.2
77 16 2.8
78 9 1.6
79 11 1.9
80 4 0.7
81 5 0.9
82 3 0.5
83 8 1.4
84 4 0.7
85 4 0.7
86 6 1.1
87 7 1.2
88 2 0.4
89 11 1.9
90 7 1.2
91 15 2.7
92 7 1.2
93 6 1.1
94 4 0.7
95 5 0.9
96 8 1.4
97 4 0.7
98 5 0.9
99 5 0.9
Everything is in the single digits till 1958/59 What happened then? WOW!
and then in 1980 it fell apart again.
what changed on those dates?
Joe WB9SBD
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