[CQ-Contest] SS Sundays

[Joe]

Now That I LOVE!
  The last 6 hours of the FULL SS make a SSS Sweep Stakes Sprint.

Such a cool idea, especially for those that can no longer physically do 
a single op 24 test. or those that physically could, but for some reason 
or another whatever the reason is, they could invest 6 hours.  You do 
not know how much I love that idea!

Joe WB9SBD
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On 2/10/2013 9:43 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> 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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