[CQ-Contest] SS Sundays

[Radio K0HB]

Not only NO but HELL NO!

Bring more players, not less operating time.



On Friday, February 8, 2013, Timothy Coker wrote:

> Shorten it... better for family time, less Sunday boredom, etc.
>
> I think this idea has something for everyone. I know a lot of the older
> guys who no longer choose to stay in the chair due to ailments. I know a
> number of the younger guys who choose to not stay in the chair due to
> family time. The third is the shear boredom factor of a one contact per
> station rule.
>
> I could go with the break period too... maybe two hours like NAQP? I
> personally like the decision making involved with when to break. Plus we
> can take a walk, sleep, eat dinner with our loved ones, etc.
>
> 73,
>
> Tim/ N6WIN.
> On Feb 6, 2013 12:27 PM, "Steve London" <n2icarrl at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > On 02/06/2013 11:42 AM, RT Clay wrote:
> >
> >  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.
> >>
> >
> > I could almost warm up to this. Except I would say get rid of the
> required
> > off time. Go 24 hours if that's what you want.
> >
> >  With 24 hours total the exact start time doesn't matter either as far as
> >> propagation- it covers a full day.
> >>
> >
> > 0000Z to 2359Z . That should make Sunday more interesting - it will be
> the
> > first opportunity for significant high band propagation, and there would
> be
> > only one night-time opportunity.
> >
> >  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.
> >>
> >
> > That is absolutely true. I have listened to recordings from the 1970's.
> > Much slower. That was the way to pick up the hoards of newly-licensed
> > General's who could barely do 13 WPM.
> >
> >  Yes, records get messed up. But they already get messed up every time a
> >> new section is added.
> >>
> >
> > Agreed.
> >
> > If SS is shortened, I could even warm up to grandfathering the old
> records
> > and starting new records.
> >
> > 73,
> > Steve, N2IC
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