[CQ-Contest] Why do we like our favorite contesting mode?

[John Geiger]

Hi Randy,

Thanks for the analysis. I don't find it that surprising.  First off, it would make sense that those who are new to contesting prefer SSB contesting, as they might not even know CW due to the removal of the code requirement for licensing.  Also, CW more than SSB is a type of contesting skill that grows with experience.  As I age, I find that I prefer CW contests more and more and now just tolerate SSB contesting.

73s John AA5JG
Contesting since 1981

--- On Sun, 1/3/10, Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd at charter.net> wrote:

> From: Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd at charter.net>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Why do we like our favorite contesting mode?
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 2:45 PM
> I always thought people were either
> Phone ops or CW ops.  I.e., they favored
> one or the other based on their interests or skills and
> that was that.  But,
> is that really true?  Could there be other factors
> that influence our
> preferred operating mode?
> 
> The WPX CW/SSB Contest participant survey conducted in
> Aug-Sep 2009 provided
> over 5000 responses from contesters all over the world. The
> survey asked for
> their years of contesting experience.  It also asked
> them to indicate their
> favorite contesting mode.  
> 
> Doug, KR2Q, did some data mining and the results are
> suprising!  Would you
> believe your preferences might be determined by how many
> years of contesting
> experience you have?  
> 
> See the results at http://www.cqwpx.com/blog/?p=52
> 
> 
> Randy, K5ZD
> 
> 
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