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[John Geiger]

Every so often the CQWW CW does not fall on Thanksgiving weekend, which is
really nice.  I can't remember what has to happen datewise to break the 2
apart, but I do think it occurs every 6 years or so.  Participation might
be better from the US if it were a different weekend, but that is a crowded
time of the year for contests so it would be hard to find another weekend.
The weekend before it is the November SS (SSB) and the weekend after it is
the ARRL 160 meter contest.

73 John AF5CC

On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Ria Jairam <rjairam at gmail.com> wrote:

> At least for US stations it's on Thanksgiving weekend. Lots of people
> out of town or otherwise occupied.
>
> I wish it was on a different weekend but it is what it is.
>
> I did like for RTTY that you could work everyone else, even stateside
> stations. I wonder if CW or SSB would adopt this rule someday. That
> would be nice.
>
> 73
> Ria, N2RJ
>
> On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 12:41 PM, Bill via CQ-Contest
> <cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:
> > The CQWW RTTY this last weekend was great. Lots of activity, lots of
> mults, and everyone works
> > everyone for points. The band maps were full for the whole 48 hours, and
> it's easy to keep the
> > butt in the chair when there are people to work. More people on the air
> = more contacts = more
> > fun for everyone.
> >
> > As the sunspots decline, this will not be the case for the CQWW CW, at
> least in the western
> > half of the US. Other than a few hours of JA and EU openings there is
> almost nothing, and no
> > reason to stay on the radio.
> >
> > What could possibly be the problem with more contacts = more fun in the
> CQWW CW?
> >
> > 73, Bill KO7SS, Mt Lemmon,AZ
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