I decided to go back through the easy to grab ARRL data. Here is the rest
of the table:
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
2008 1871 1420 1316 1296
2007 1571 1261 1281 1291
2006 1541 1326 1281 1184
2005 1441 1204 1157 1187
2004 1557 1230 1337 1298
2003 1582 1240 1345 1126
2002 1692 1319 1324 1144
Looks like ARRL DX (W/VE) is steady growth, sunspot dips or not. Now
running 40% higher than 2002. SS is running virtually the same as 2002
after a 2008 - 2011 "run up". What was that "run up" and why did it end?
Interesting stuff. Sound like the SS run up may have been unsustainable. I
sure like the trend of ARRL DX, especially in CW!!
73
Ed N1UR
From: Edward Sawyer [mailto:SawyerEd@Earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 8:46 AM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: SS Sundays
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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