SSB might be easier to send, but a mobile with a compromise antenna and low
power is going to make a LOT more QSOs on CW. You can't work them if you
can't hear them....
73 Rich NN3W
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Geiger" <n5ten@yahoo.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:16 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] State QSO parties and CW
> The Florida QSO party this past weekend reminded me of
> something I have observed for the past few years.
> With the exception of maybe the California QSO party,
> there seems to be much more CW than SSB activity for
> state QSO parties.
>
> I am not complaining as I like CW contests and just
> tolerate SSB contests, but why is this? It seems that
> SSB would be easier to run while mobile.
>
> Does the extra points that CW QSOs score relative to
> SSB QSOs make everyone stick with CW?
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
>
>
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