I can account for most of the 2011-2012 drop with the drop in NCCC logs.
Having the big clubs at it improves the numbers available for everyone,
particularly those who get on with limited stations and need the stations
with big ears to be heard.
Up tick in DX logs goes with sunspots. Little guys with the high band
dipoles and short beams get on when the sunspots have the high bands
humming. No ten meters, and very little 15 put a wet blanket on overall DX
contest numbers.
73, Guy.
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Edward Sawyer <SawyerEd@earthlink.net>wrote:
> N4ZR Said: "But... the stats don't lie. Look at these log counts for the
> last few years (all I could get easily off the ARRL web site"
>
>
>
> Its worse than that. Lets look at Pete's statistics next to the ARRL DX
> contest (W/VE logs submitted only):
>
>
>
> SS ARRL DX
>
> Year Phone CW Phone CW
>
>
>
> 2012 1675 1290 1869 1697
>
> 2011 1828 1404 1812 1624
>
> 2010 1793 1469 1691 1668
>
> 2009 2054 1555 1490 1392
>
>
>
> Same sunspots for both, same CW excuses, same age demographics. You be the
> judge. The ones that love it, love it. Many others don't. And there are
> few if any adding to the "love it" category and the ones who have "loved
> it"
> are getting fewer in number (literally) or less able to get on for it each
> year.
>
>
>
> Seriously, if you want to "recruit newbies" to domestic contesting, pick
> NAQP, its way more fun. Alternatively, WPX is a great contest as it
> includes "cool DX" and constant rate from "everyone works everyone" format.
>
>
>
> 73, Ed N1UR
>
>
>
> Never liked SS even when I lived in Texas and Michigan. Apparently, I am
> not the only one.
>
>
>
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