[CQ-Contest] Some SSCW Ideas

[Ed G]

Some ideas for consideration for future SSCW contests:

1.	Keep the same start time, but make the SSCW contest a 12 hour one.
Would eliminate the boring Sunday afternoons and leave more time for
football.
2.	Make the first 12 hours for 80 and 40 meters, and the second 12
hours for 20, 15, and 10. Reset the "stations worked" clock for the second
segment.
3.	Make the first 12 hours for CW, and the second 12 for FT8.  I think
FT8 contests are coming. Should be easy to modify the s/w for a more
meaningful exchange, and integrate FT8 and N1MM for logging.
4.	Reconfigure the format to two CW segments, perhaps 6 to 8 hours
apiece, with one on Saturday and one on Sunday.
5.	Make the second 12 hours have a rule change that everyone has to
change their entry power somehow. HP goes to LP, LP goes to QRP or HP, etc.
The second 12 hour "stations worked" clock would be reset. Might essentially
be two separate contests over the one weekend for reporting purposes.
6.	Have two SS weekends as we do now, but have the first weekend CW for
first 12 hours, then SSB for second 12 hours.  Alternate this for the second
SS weekend - SSB for first 12 hours, CW for second 12.
7.	Operate SS normally for the first 12 hours.  Take a break, get some
sleep. Then consider a one or two hour CW "drag race" Sunday late afternoon
or early evening, where stations return to the air and go for max score in
that one or two hour window. Reset the "stations worked" clock. Essentially
two separate contests.

Just trying to think of something new.

--Ed-



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