[CQ-Contest] SS Sundays

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

No, but there *might* be a correlation if limited-time competition 
categories were offered, perhaps focused on Sunday operating periods.  A 
"6-hour Sunday" class might add some activity in the dead zone, 
particularly as the age of SS participants continues to rise.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 2/9/2013 8:59 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
> We seemed to have gotten well off the original topic which was a 
> substantial drop in participation in the contest and what things we 
> could do to get more people to participate.
>
> Sunday afternoon, lack of rate was mentioned as reason that 
> discouraged some.
>
> I am not sure if there is any correlation between changing the length 
> of the contest  and increasing participation.
>
> Mike W0MU
>
> On 2/9/2013 9:14 AM, Zack Widup wrote:
>> If you don't want to operate during the full length of the contest,
>> what does it matter what the actual length of the contest is? If you
>> only want to operate on Saturday, then do just that, etc.
>>
>> If you are in it mostly for fun (like I usually am), then you operate
>> when you wish. If you want to be competitive, you'd do whatever it
>> takes to be competitive if that means operating the maximum time
>> allowed by the rules.
>>
>> 73, Zack W9SZ
>>
>>
>> On 2/8/13, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 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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