I missed something, Where did someone say it was boring? I do not remember reading where someone said it was boring. if this was stated, what was the reason for the thought of it being boring? Joe WB
Excellent. Terrific to see that SOAB is winnable from the East coast (once every 35 years). 73 Rich NN3W Rich,Agree 100%. Plus its a different era in contesting since W2GD won CW SS in 1978. That was
Oh, you mean places like your home state of Georgia, where W4AN won 10 years ago, and N4OO (ex-NA4BW) and N4PN continue to do very well ? 73, Steve, N2IC Yes Steve... the propagation in Georgia is m
Hi Joe - try operating SO1R (no packet) on SS Sunday if you were on the previous evening - it defines boring, because there is almost nobody to work. The difference between #1 and #10 is at most 50 Q
Ahhh, OK, I see, he he he, Must be a problem of the big guns. Where such a big signal they are heard often and worked fast using up all the available people quickly and running out of new fresh meat.
I will also say it... SS on Sunday is BORING. Yes, maybe at age 35 I should find something else to let my computer gaming/instant gratification self do instead of complain about it. Don't change it f
SS CW and SS Phone are entirely different animals. SS CW requires skills other than sitting on one frequency with 1500 watts and stacked beams and asking goobers in what year they were first licensed
At most 50? Actual data from SSCW 2011 (#1 qsos - #10 qsos): B 155 A 152 Q 233 M 408 U 174 Tor N4OGW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com
Gee, I don't know Tim. Now I wasn't able to participate in SS this last year due to family obligations, but I had no issues in SS SSB the year before on Sunday. Now, granted, I was on a "mission" to
I agree. That's why I have pretty much lost all interest in this contest. For many years, I'd get on, with my low tribander, dipoles, and 500 watts, and have a blast Saturday, into Sunday AM. Then, i
Ditto, but double, when one is running QRP. Sometimes I even get noticed toward the end of a contest (Sweepsteaks or otherwise) during a "run." :) 72/73 de n8xx Hg QRP >99.44% of the time Message: 1
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You're right, Tor - it only *seemed* like so few. let's see - maybe 14 hours on Sunday, so that comes out to around 11 Qs per hour in the SO categories. That still looks like a horrible slog, to me.
Author: Richard F DiDonna NN3W <richnn3w@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:04:46 -0500
K1TO won B in 1998; KM9P in 1992; and W2GD in 1978. CW: W2TZ, WA3DSZ, W2GD (ALL A OR B) 70-89 SSB W4AAA, K1BX, N4PN, K4VUD,N4PN, K4XS (ALL A OR B CLASS) 90-09 Those are are all -A- class. No operato
It can be a challenge, just like winning the ARRLDX or CQWW is from anywhere other than 1, 2 or 3 land is. However, guys in W6 land make do and have different goals other than 1st place. It can be a
Bill nails it here! Different goals, make it work for different folks.The "winning" is in the goal set.. not just getting your call published in the #1 slot. And just because you set that goal every
Hmmm. Anti-overstatement police on premises... evaluation warrant presented and in order. "That still looks like a horrible slog, to me." Fact check: Stations are on the air all Sunday SS. Sunday des
Jim, Phone contests are much more challenging than CW. People imply that, simply by the fact that it is CW that it is harder. If you, by definition, are not an experienced CW op, contesting is going
73, Gerry W1VE That has nothing to do with it. As the number of multipliers continues to grow (80->83->???) the current records will be broken. 73, Steve, N2IC _______________________________________
Every contest has its challenges and to keep things interesting, they should all be a little different. Different exchanges, different lengths etc. As for the poor folks on the east coast, I have no