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Re: [VHFcontesting] Where Have All the Multi's Gone? version 4

To: Ed Kucharski <k3dne@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Where Have All the Multi's Gone? version 4
From: Jeff Townsend <wb8lyj@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:41:56 -0500
List-post: <mailto:vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
What about the single operators? Was there a similar drop in contest activity 
by that group of operators?


> On Jan 29, 2021, at 10:12 AM, Ed Kucharski <k3dne@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Hopefully this works, 4'th attempt. The reflector stripped the attachment, 
> the embedded Excel file was too big and the cut/paste Word file lost 
> formatting. So I attempted to type it in the email below. Hope it looks okay. 
> If anyone wants an Excel or Word file of the chart I'm happy to email it 
> directly.
> 
> I'm doing some research and digging for data about the recent thread 
> associated with the effect FTx has had on traditional weak signal modes 
> (ssb/cw). 
> 
> In the process I noticed a dramatic decrease in both Limited Multi  and 
> Unlimited Multi activity and scores (September VHF Contests) in the mid-late 
> 2000's and again in 2015. The authors of the results write-ups noted this as 
> well but didn't offer an explanation (unless I missed it). 
> 
> Why??? FT8 didn't begin till 2017 (according to that write-up). Remember, I 
> only looked at the September results! 2015 was the first year allowing use of 
> spotting in all categories (spots, chat rooms, email, text, phone, etc.).
> 
> See chart below. I had a little difficulty getting all the #'s if it wasn't 
> mentioned in the write-up - scanning and counting results - I may have missed 
> a few either way, scores were rounded.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> 73,
> Ed K3DNE
> LM= Limited Multi, UM=Unlimited Multi.
> 
> 
> Year    #LM   Avg. Score LM Top 10   #UM   #LM+UM     Avg.Score UM Top 10    
> Cum. Avg. Score Top 10 (LM+UM)
> 2000     53                246K                     23          76            
>           468K                                         714K
> 2005     33                296K                     29          62            
>            695K                                        991K 
> 2010     23                 78K                      26          49           
>             277K                                        355K
> 2014     41                 97K                      40           81          
>             152K                                        249K
> 2015     17                 75K                      14        31             
>            97K                                         172K
> 2017     21                 54K                      15           36          
>              83K                                          137K
> 2018     22                 45K                      15           37          
>              62K                                          107K
> 2019     22                 54K                      17           39          
>              60K                                          114K
> 2020*    21                 48K                     12            33          
>             57K                                          105K
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