The arguments in the NCJ editorial seemed to be focused on CW and were not
very compelling. I see a new editor looking to stir up some conversation
and content. Based on the reflector traffic so far, mission accomplished!
Any changes to SS have to account for the activity patterns on both CW and
SSB.
Randy, K5ZD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Ken
> Widelitz
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 6:48 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] NCJ Article RE: Sweepstakes Change Suggestions
>
> The March/April 2018 NCJ has an article by Al, K0AD and Bill, W0OR
> suggesting changes to Sweepstakes.
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> Al suggests moving the start time up 4 hours. This makes a lot of sense to
> me. More daylight hours so guys with a tribander will make more contacts.
> Also, perhaps more importantly, East Coast SSers won't have to stay up
> late Sunday night suffering the doldrums and more will probably operate
> later on Sunday.
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> Bill suggests shortening the contest to 18 hours. I like that idea but
> would suggest shortening it to 20 hours. Bill also suggests a forced off
> time in the middle which doesn't appeal to me personally. His last
> suggestion is to allow duplicate QSOs on 10 and 160 meters. I don't like
> that at all as it makes guys without good 160m antennas uncompetitive. As
> to 10 meters in down sunspot cycle years, it will only help where there is
> the occasional spotlight propagation and give an unfair advantage there.
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> Moving up the start time and decreasing overall operating time should have
> a positive effect on this contest. Of course, getting the NCCC, PVRC and
> YCCC to have a yearly major focus on winning the overall gavel is what
> will help the most. A few years ago when they did that there were no
> doldrums Sunday.
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> Let the flames begin, and apologies in advance to our international list
> members who don't give a hoot about SS.
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> 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
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