[CQ-Contest] SS observations ( kinda long)

[Tom HammondNØSS]

Dave, et al:

>KI9A writes:
> > Well, I sit here Sunday night after another fun SSCW.  I can't help
> > to ponder
> > if (when?) the CAC may change the SS rules to help cure the Sunday
> > doldrums.

Then, K6ll writes:
>I totally agree. This contest is WAY too long, and high
>power is completely unnecessary.

But PLEASE continue to use QRO... less competition for us QRPers. <G>

>The USA/Canada wreck the bands worldwide.

Can't argue with you there.

>Sunday is a boring drag,
>and the top scores all start to converge, because there
>is a limited pool of stations to work. This scoring
>convergence itself is a powerful indicator that the game is
>defective.

With all due respect, Dave...

Not necessarily... when scores start to converge, the
name of the game then starts to be 'how accurately can
I copy what I'm being sent'... and don't kid yourself,
this can make a BIG difference in the final scores.

Additionally, it helps the little guys, who couldn't make
it thru the big time contester stations, to pick up some
of the Q's/mults they missed early on.

73 ,

Tom Hammond   N0SS


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