[CQ-Contest] The question unasked ...

[Randy Thompson K5ZD]

Perhaps that could be the topic for a future survey!

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> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Robbins
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 12:29 AM
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> Subject: [CQ-Contest] The question unasked ...
> 
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> >As his been pointed out, Easter moves around.  Sometimes the two occur
> >on the same weekend.  It has some impact on the activity pattern, but
> >the contest still does very well.
> 
> >Could the contest be moved to accommodate years with 5 weekends in March
> >AND Easter?  Perhaps...
> 
> >There are people in the world who schedule vacation or trips in advance
> >for the big contests.
> 
> >Randy, K5ZD
> 
> The question unasked on the recent CQ WW survey was:
> 
> (my words) "Would you object if the SSB and CW weekends swapped each year
> in an effort to avoid having the CQ WW CW contest on a major United
> States of America holiday weekend 6 out of every 7 years as is now the
> case?"
> 
> Because it is really, really hard to be either cannon fodder for the
> Europeans from stateside or traveling to a DX location when the social
> pressure of Thanksgiving weekend is breathing down your neck ...
> 
> Scott
> W4PA
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