Here is a suggestion to deal with the Sunday afternoon doldrums and = generate interest at the same time. =20 We all know newly licensed, less active, or good non-contest operators. = Why not encoura
Ted, I think this is an excellent idea. It will need serious "marketing", however, to get the word out to get sufficient participation. I'd suggest that club newsletters carry the idea to their membe
Something on E-Ham or some other non-contesting forum would be a bonus! Hey the QRP lists might be a good place too. Heavens knows we'll generally gladly spend the extra time needed to work them on S
The ARRL website carries a listing of every section's ARRL-Affiliated ham radio clubs, most of whom have e-mail addresses. I counted 117 in Texas, alone. Along with the QRP groups, don't forget FISTS
While everybody is thinking about how to increase SS participation, you might think about the idea of allowing non-US/VE stations to make contacts. What would be the harm? Just as in NAQP, the contac
Frankly, I would not favor such a dramatic departure from the traditional format of the Sweepstakes. While I can respect your desire to participate in the Sweepstakes from ZF2, I feel that the damage
I kind of like the Sunday afternoon time. It provides the opportunity to work for the Qs. Yeah, not as exciting as running them at 100+/min, but rewarding by other measures. One thing I learned to my
you contacts. Yeah, and we could just change the name a tad and call it ARRL DX contest. ô¿ô 73, de Hans, K0HB SOC # 291 http://www.qsl.net/soc -- There is no voodoo or magic assoc
Just to repeat the emphasis of my earlier post. Everyone reading this = reflector knows someone who can get their feet wet in the SS. Go find = them and personally invite them on the air. The contest