[CQ-Contest] SS Sundays

Barry w2up at comcast.net
Wed Feb 6 16:42:15 EST 2013


The big guns aren't as good at turning the second radio as one might 
think (except for those cheating by using skimmer).  I've never been a 
SS fan either.  I'll get on for a little while on Sunday to generate 
some noise.  Often, the silence is deafening.
Barry W2UP

On 2/6/2013 09:03, ko7ss at yahoo.com wrote:
> Since the SS Sunday doldrums is again being talked about (!) just a thought: Why does SS have to start late
> Saturday afternoon and end late Sunday evening? The pool of casual entrants that would get on after 8 PM
> on a Sunday worknight/schoolnight has to be very small. Based on the check years being sent, many of you
> are retired and don't have to get up at 0600 on Monday morning to go to work. But I suspect the younger
> casual contesters with family and job don't have Sunday evenings available......
>
> Seems like every other major contest ends at 0000Z on Sundays, and there is still some family time available.
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