Ed,
I have to take exception to your comment, I may be able to see old-Timer from
where I am, but have only been contesting with any sort of intensity for the
last 7-years. SS is
one of, if not my favorite contest, partly due to my station configuration, and
partially it is the intricacy of attaining all 83 sections, which while a lot
of work, it is doable. So I’d have to respectfully submit that the great thing
about (Ham Radio / America) is that everyone is entitled to their opinion...
73 es God Bless,
Art / K0ACP
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> On Nov 7, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Ed Sawyer <sawyered@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> SS has been an old timers contest for as long as I have been contesting -
> 20+ years. Virtually no one coming into contesting in the last 2 decades is
> a gung ho SS competitor. The SS group is growing old or dieing off.
>
>
>
> But don't compare that to most other contests. CQ WW SSB was amazing. Rate
> meter spending LONG times above 200 and 300 peaks observed numerous times
> during the weekend. 3000 - 4600 Qs logged by the top 10 US HP and 9000 Qs
> logged by 8P5A SOAB HP leader. CQ WW CW has been no exception in the past
> to be as much if not more volume of Qs than the SSB contest.
>
>
>
> SS has a problem - that is not debatable. But SSB contesting and CW
> contesting don't show signs of problems in most other contests. In fact -
> until this last year of greatly diminishing sunspots - have been on a decade
> long growth trend globally.
>
>
>
> Its easy to fix the boredom of SS. But its not easy to do it and keep it
> the same old SS. Choices need to be made.
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> Ed N1UR
>
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