[CQ-Contest] SS Sundays

[Dr Michael Hunter]

What about trying to find those elusive sections that every one else needs ?

 

Mike

 

K5HDU

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, the fix is simple: shorten the overall length to 24 hours. Still keep a
required off time of 6 hours. The off time is important to allow stations in
different parts of the country to choose the best times to operate
(day/night). That is particularly important for small stations. Choosing
when to take off is also part of SS strategy.

 

With 24 hours total the exact start time doesn't matter either as far as
propagation- it covers a full day.

 

I'm sure the average qso speed in SS has gone up over the years- computer
logging/etc, plus the exchange used to be longer. So it makes sense to make
the whole thing shorter.

 

Yes, records get messed up. But they already get messed up every time a new
section is added.