[CQ-Contest] CQWW hours of operation: analysis

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

Richard - NN3W sez:

"While you'll probably see an incremental change in the number of hams operating 40-48, I'll bet money that the percentage over 24 hours increases dramatically."


Bob - Kay Zero "Rubber Chicken" sez:

Bwaak! I think different! I doubt the numbers will change much at all. Your analysis probably reveals more the "life style" of the cross-section of hams who participate in Radiosport. Whether the bands are hot or not, family commitments most likely have more impact on the number of hours spent in the chair. At least that's a common thread I read in the Soapbox comments after contests.

Although... if you go back 10, 20, or 30 years, maybe the numbers will skew higher because everyone was younger and had more stamina. I did. But I don't believe the number of hours were being recorded until the 3830 list started up, so that might be a difficult trend to "prove".

In any case, they are interesting statistics and I hope you collect and present more examples. The sun spots are coming soon, to an ionosphere near you!

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN


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From: Richard DiDonna NN3W <nn3w at cox.net>
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Itd be interesting to do a hours of operation analysis at the peak of the cycle, as opposed to 2006 which was on the verge of being the absolute bottom of the cycle...

While  you'll probably see an incremental change in the number of hams operating 40-48, I'll bet money that the percentage over 24 hours increases dramatically.

73 Rich NN3W

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From: <K7LXC at aol.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>; <va3pl at cuic.ca>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW hours of operation: analysis


> 
> In a message dated 7/6/2007 5:22:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> cq-contest-request at contesting.com writes:
> 
>>  Well Chris, very interesting stats.
> 
>>  Never  would I have guessed that only 11% of all SOAB entrants 
> operate more than  30 hours.  We are a very small group, indeed!
> 
> <|||?  I  hope this lines up okay.  Group = hours of operation as per Chris'  
> email.
> 
>>group    Pct/group  cumulative Pct
> 42-48      1.92%      1.92%
> 36-42      3.21%      5.13%
> 30-36      6.15%     11.28%
> 24-30      7.85%     19.13%
> 18-24     11.81%     30.94%
> 12-18     18.82%     49.76%
>  6-12     25.31%     75.07%
>  0-6      24.93%    100.00%
> 
> 
>     Interesting indeed. And wudda thunk  that only about 19% go more than 24 
> hours. It's a battle of attrition! 
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC