[CQ-Contest] Be careful what you wish for

[Art Peters]

Ed,

I have to take exception to your comment, I may be able to see old-Timer from where I am, but have only been contesting with any sort of intensity for the last 7-years.  SS is
one of, if not my favorite contest, partly due to my station configuration, and partially it is the intricacy of attaining all 83 sections, which while a lot of work, it is doable.  So I’d have to respectfully submit that the great thing about (Ham Radio / America) is that everyone is entitled to their opinion...

73 es God Bless,

Art / K0ACP

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> On Nov 7, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Ed Sawyer <sawyered at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> SS has been an old timers contest for as long as I have been contesting -
> 20+ years.  Virtually no one coming into contesting in the last 2 decades is
> a gung ho SS competitor.  The SS group is growing old or dieing off.  
> 
> 
> 
> But don't compare that to most other contests.  CQ WW SSB was amazing.  Rate
> meter spending LONG times above 200 and 300 peaks observed numerous times
> during the weekend.  3000 - 4600 Qs logged by the top 10 US HP and 9000 Qs
> logged by 8P5A SOAB HP leader.  CQ WW CW has been no exception in the past
> to be as much if not more volume of Qs than the SSB contest.
> 
> 
> 
> SS has a problem - that is not debatable.  But SSB contesting and CW
> contesting don't show signs of problems in most other contests.  In fact -
> until this last year of greatly diminishing sunspots - have been on a decade
> long growth trend globally.
> 
> 
> 
> Its easy to fix the boredom of SS.  But its not easy to do it and keep it
> the same old SS.  Choices need to be made.
> 
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> 
> 
> Ed  N1UR
> 
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