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Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL SS SSB

To: Joe <nss@mwt.net>, "cq-contest@contesting.com" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL SS SSB
From: Glenn Rattmann <k6na@cts.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2018 12:17:02 -0700
List-post: <mailto:cq-contest@contesting.com>
Joe wrote:
"Everything is in the single digits till 1958/59 What happened then? WOW!
and then in 1980 it fell apart again.  what changed on those dates?"
____________

Sputnik 1957, plus IGY (the first International Geophysical Year) 1958-59. The first STEM wave (analog) followed. Moon race.

About 1980, there was a second STEM wave, but digital. Kids started playing with miniature computers.
Analog RF became "old stuff" for many.

73,
Glenn K6NA (1960)

At 06:58 PM 4/6/2018, Joe wrote:
Kind of looking at the log from last november antuicipating the results any day now. But something I noticed was interesting on the CK Numbers we worked. And how many,, Check this out.

Sweepstakes Checks
Check  QSOs    Pct
----------------------
  00     9     1.6
  01     2     0.4
  02     6     1.1
  03     4     0.7
  04     3     0.5
  05     2     0.4
  06     2     0.4
  07     3     0.5
  08     4     0.7
  09     3     0.5
  10     2     0.4
  11     3     0.5
  12     4     0.7
  13     7     1.2
  14     5     0.9
  15     8     1.4
  16     9     1.6
  17     6     1.1
  18     0     0.0
  19     0     0.0
  20     0     0.0
  21     0     0.0
  22     0     0.0
  23     0     0.0
  24     1     0.2
  25     0     0.0
  26     0     0.0
  27     0     0.0
  28     0     0.0
  29     0     0.0
  30     1     0.2
  31     2     0.4
  32     1     0.2
  33     1     0.2
  34     0     0.0
  35     0     0.0
  36     0     0.0
  37     0     0.0
  38     0     0.0
  39     0     0.0
  40     1     0.2
  41     0     0.0
  42     0     0.0
  43     0     0.0
  44     0     0.0
  45     0     0.0
  46     0     0.0
  47     2     0.4
  48     3     0.5
  49     1     0.2
  50     0     0.0
  51     1     0.2
  52     6     1.1
  53     4     0.7
  54     7     1.2
  55     7     1.2
  56     6     1.1
  57     9     1.6
  58     8     1.4
  59    20     3.5
  60    16     2.8
  61    19     3.4
  62    20     3.5
  63    19     3.4
  64    12     2.1
  65    13     2.3
  66    12     2.1
  67    16     2.8
  68    12     2.1
  69    17     3.0
  70    13     2.3
  71    11     1.9
  72    10     1.8
  73    13     2.3
  74     9     1.6
  75    11     1.9
  76    24     4.2
  77    16     2.8
  78     9     1.6
  79    11     1.9
  80     4     0.7
  81     5     0.9
  82     3     0.5
  83     8     1.4
  84     4     0.7
  85     4     0.7
  86     6     1.1
  87     7     1.2
  88     2     0.4
  89    11     1.9
  90     7     1.2
  91    15     2.7
  92     7     1.2
  93     6     1.1
  94     4     0.7
  95     5     0.9
  96     8     1.4
  97     4     0.7
  98     5     0.9
  99     5     0.9

Everything is in the single digits till 1958/59 What happened then? WOW!
and then in 1980 it fell apart again.

what changed on those dates?

Joe WB9SBD
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