On Tue,11/10/2015 8:21 PM, Ed Sawyer wrote:
The SS contests do not have negative
growth. The actual facts are that in the last sunspot cycle the Phone
portion was running 1600 - 1700 logs submitted and in this sunspot cycle
they are running more like 1675 - 1910. The CW portion was 1250 - 1350 and
today is 1300 - 1450. Both flat to up about 10%.
One of the great things about contests like SS, NAQP, and Sprint is the
competition between clubs and teams. Another is that it's possible for
small, medium, and large clubs almost anywhere to be competitive in SS,
and for locally formed teams almost anywhere to be competitive in NAQP
and Sprint. There's been long-standing competition between PVRC, SMC,
and NCCC in the large club category in SS, and in an off-the-books
interclub challenge for NAQP that has boosted activity. Which club wins
depends more on turn-out and activity than on geography, and all three
clubs have won. Likewise, there's great competition between medium-size
clubs all over NA.
73, Jim K9YC
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