Hell no! Any idiot, once you copy the call, doesn't even have to copy the
exchange in WW. NA is a little more challenging. But SS, that's a manly
exchange. It is the killer of exchanges to copy.
SS also lets the little guys who have stations that may only be able to put
out a good signal on one or two bands to be competitive. Yes, 24 hours can be
challenging, especially to an old phart of 59. Remember though, it's 24 out
of 30.
One vote to keep the contest the way it is. By the way, I worked a ton of 05
checks this year, and tried to tell each of them "Welcome to Sweepstakes!" at
the end of the QSO.
One other thing, I hear guys use SCP during SS. I love SCP, but how the hell
are you going to copy the exchange if you can't even get his call?
K4XS .......SSing for 40+ years (I still remember the time as part of the
exchange)
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