Re: [CQ-Contest] NCJ Article RE: Sweepstakes Change Suggestions

[W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>]

One of the things that I would never vote for with SS would be changing 
the exchange.  It is what makes it unique and different and has a ton of 
history behind it.  As other have said there is a no copying skill 
contest nearly every other weekend, go try those.
W0MU


On 3/15/2018 6:52 AM, Joe wrote:
> I LOVE SS BECAUSE of the LONG EXCHANGE!
>
> It's not some simple brain dead 59 bla bla exchange that the anti 
> contesters just love to make fun of.
> But I know I'm different! I also liked the old Novice Roundup that 
> lasted TEN DAYS!
> The old Novice Roundup required you to learn and understand 
> propagation. It was NOT just brute force get on and make contacts.  
> You had to decide WHEN to get on. And on what bands.
> Is getting on at 3 AM Tuesday morning a good time? Or is a Saturday 
> afternoon at 3 PM Better? Say, You still need Mainly seven land 
> multipliers, what time and what band will give the greatest chance for 
> propagation into seven land for you and your station!
> A contest that has strategy not just brute force would be really cool!
>
> I really never had gotten the feelings of the Sunday doldrums in SS.
>
> But of course, I have done also many a VHF/UHF contests. Where on 
> Sunday one QSO a Hour is great!
> Joe WB9SBD
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> On 3/14/2018 7:19 PM, John Geiger wrote:
> > Do we know why there are fewer new contesters doing the SS than other
> > contests?  Maybe the long exchange?  Any other things turning off new
> > licensees from this contest?
> >
> > 73 John AF5CC
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 9:32 AM, Ed Sawyer <sawyered@earthlink.net> 
> > wrote:
> > > I think that SS has a number of fundamental issues in todays contesting
> > > environment.  Not sure that changing the start and end times changes 
> > > it.
> > >
> > >
> > > It seems that virtually all of the participants have been doing SS for
> > > decades and very few new people are adding in.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If the people that do it every year want changes, great.  But I 
> > > think that
> > > the notion it makes SS less slow on Sunday, or increases 
> > > participation are
> > > misguided.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The concept of allowing more than one QSO per band has merit to me, 
> > > but I
> > > have never been an SS fan due to the SLOW 50% of the contest.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ed  N1UR
> > >
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