[CCF] SAC-proposals for 2007 and beyond

[Pertti Simovaara]

Lots of good and intersting proposals among all the stuff.
A few comments from my 47 years of SAC experience, missed 1959.
Separate CW and phone during two different weekends is sounding good to me.
Yes, during the Phone part the 40m band was growded with RTTY stations
especially this year(pse notice that iRTTY is not crowding the phone
segments of  the organizing country at all).
It might be wise to move SAC phone, but to surrender to CQWW orgazitation
who is using their overhelming power and who to my knowledge didn't
negotiate, makes me feel something like cowardliness. How about letting the
market forces to decide? How about an extra trophy for both JAs and Ws for
40m single-band on Phone. Aren't we soon getting more spectrum on 40 ?
24h period as a standard is OK,  but original 27h ofcourse was offering
three greylines.12 hour periods would put Scandinavian countries in an
uneven position due to wide East-West spread.
Mixed results only as total of CW and Phone results in case that it would
tempt more participants. I do not know how to prove it.
Idea of Scandinavians working Scandinavians is also intersting. In such a
case I suggest counting also 2 pts for Sc/Sc QSO and give points also for
own country as well, otherwise the advantage is too big  for those
Scandinavian countries who have only a few participants. An other aspect is
to look and understand Sc/Sc QSOs from the point of view of a  (frustrated
?) DX who tries to catch a Scandinavian who just works strong other
Scandinavians. DX-multipliers are however the thrill of any contest, they
should not loose totally their interest in SAC.
Allowing spotting, not to talk about selfspotting, would drop out many who
have no internet capabilities in their contesting QTH eg. in my case OH2PM
and OH0PM/OH0R QTHs. Here in Kiikala I have it, but not in the shack. Also
spots as such emphasize more skils like clever fingers than operators
ability to sniff the propagation and radio/operator human interface. If
spotting brings more participants, why not. The next step is then to go
directly over internet and carry radios to museum. Some lowband DXers are
already pretty close toit, at least I am tempted  conclude that from spots
by some  lowband DXers.

I see three issues: Sc/Sc QSOs, Phone weekend slot, Marketing SAC.

73 de Pertti, OH1PS

PS, In 2006 SAC I have tested a new set-up, in stead of SO2R, SO3R.  SO3R=
Single-op, three Rig = one Radio, Coffee maker and Microwave owen. Works
well, keeps operator fresh and busy and the best, it can be supported by an
old laptop which has only one serial port( tap water is desirable but not
necessary).