[CQ-Contest] SS observations ( kinda long)

[bob.wruble at verizon.net]

if nothing else make it into 2- 15 hour events and let us use different
calls for each segment so we cud at least compete against ourselves!
actually a guy cud do that now .... one way to increase the action and
reduce the boredom etc......

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Beckwith" <swca at swbell.net>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 7:54 AM
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] SS observations ( kinda long)


>
> Chuck, KI9A, said:
>
> >change the SS rules to help cure the Sunday doldrums.
> [snip]
> >Make multiple Q's with same station.
> [snip]
> >maybe a slight tweak in the
> >rules is in order?
> [snip]
> >Let the flames begin!
>
> I don't think this change would be a "slight tweak."  Changing SS like
this
> would be a major change and I don't agree that it is warranted.  2
reasons:
>
> 1. I think making major changes in contest rules is usually a bad idea.
>
> 2. SS is fine the way it is as far as I am concerned.
>
> Mark, N5OT
>
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>From K0HB H. Brakob" <HHBrakob at msn.com  Mon Nov  5 22:03:29 2001
From: K0HB H. Brakob" <HHBrakob at msn.com (K0HB H. Brakob)
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 22:03:29 -0000
Subject: [CQ-Contest] SS observations ( kinda long)
References: <20011105.123756.-16704073.2.k6ll at juno.com>
Message-ID: <011901c16645$bac60240$45311fcc at bigguy>



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David O Hachadorian" <k6ll at juno.com>

> My recommendation would be to enhance this contest by changing
> it to 18 out of 24 hours, low power or QRP only. CW could
> be even shorter, but 18 seems to be a reasonable compromise
> between CW and SSB, where there are more stations to work.
> The 24 hour period would span an entire diurnal propagation
> cycle, helping to equalize conditions geographically.
> 
> I have sent copies of this message to all members of the 
> ARRL Contest Advisory Committee, and urge others to likewise
> express their opinion to the people who make the rules.
> Their e-mail addresses should be in the header of this message,
> and are also listed below.

Dave,

With all due regards to one of my SS heroes, this just starts to
sound like another NAQP.   If NAQP was such a good contest, it
would generate just as many participants and logs as SS.
But it doesn't.  Duh?

Some of us old creaky guys need the full 24 hours to run up a
score -- if you can get a big enough score in 18 hours, then
treat yourself to a 6 hour nap.  If that offends your work ethic,
then mow the lawn, go deer hunting, or surf the net for a
new girlfriend.  

But don't screw with SS.

73, de Hans, K0HB


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