Hi Randy,
Thanks for the analysis. I don't find it that surprising. First off, it would
make sense that those who are new to contesting prefer SSB contesting, as they
might not even know CW due to the removal of the code requirement for
licensing. Also, CW more than SSB is a type of contesting skill that grows
with experience. As I age, I find that I prefer CW contests more and more and
now just tolerate SSB contesting.
73s John AA5JG
Contesting since 1981
--- On Sun, 1/3/10, Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd@charter.net> wrote:
> From: Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd@charter.net>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Why do we like our favorite contesting mode?
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 2:45 PM
> I always thought people were either
> Phone ops or CW ops. I.e., they favored
> one or the other based on their interests or skills and
> that was that. But,
> is that really true? Could there be other factors
> that influence our
> preferred operating mode?
>
> The WPX CW/SSB Contest participant survey conducted in
> Aug-Sep 2009 provided
> over 5000 responses from contesters all over the world. The
> survey asked for
> their years of contesting experience. It also asked
> them to indicate their
> favorite contesting mode.
>
> Doug, KR2Q, did some data mining and the results are
> suprising! Would you
> believe your preferences might be determined by how many
> years of contesting
> experience you have?
>
> See the results at http://www.cqwpx.com/blog/?p=52
>
>
> Randy, K5ZD
>
>
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