[CQ-Contest] ARRL SS SSB

[Glenn Rattmann]

Joe wrote:
"Everything is in the single digits till 1958/59 What happened then? WOW!
and then in 1980 it fell apart again.  what changed on those dates?"
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Sputnik 1957, plus IGY (the first International Geophysical Year) 
1958-59.  The first STEM wave (analog) followed.  Moon race.

About 1980, there was a second STEM wave, but digital.  Kids started 
playing with miniature computers.
Analog RF became "old stuff" for many.

73,
Glenn K6NA (1960)

At 06:58 PM 4/6/2018, Joe wrote:
>Kind of looking at the log from last november antuicipating the 
>results any day now. But something I noticed was interesting on the 
>CK Numbers we worked. And how many,, Check this out.
>
>Sweepstakes Checks
>Check  QSOs    Pct
>----------------------
>   00     9     1.6
>   01     2     0.4
>   02     6     1.1
>   03     4     0.7
>   04     3     0.5
>   05     2     0.4
>   06     2     0.4
>   07     3     0.5
>   08     4     0.7
>   09     3     0.5
>   10     2     0.4
>   11     3     0.5
>   12     4     0.7
>   13     7     1.2
>   14     5     0.9
>   15     8     1.4
>   16     9     1.6
>   17     6     1.1
>   18     0     0.0
>   19     0     0.0
>   20     0     0.0
>   21     0     0.0
>   22     0     0.0
>   23     0     0.0
>   24     1     0.2
>   25     0     0.0
>   26     0     0.0
>   27     0     0.0
>   28     0     0.0
>   29     0     0.0
>   30     1     0.2
>   31     2     0.4
>   32     1     0.2
>   33     1     0.2
>   34     0     0.0
>   35     0     0.0
>   36     0     0.0
>   37     0     0.0
>   38     0     0.0
>   39     0     0.0
>   40     1     0.2
>   41     0     0.0
>   42     0     0.0
>   43     0     0.0
>   44     0     0.0
>   45     0     0.0
>   46     0     0.0
>   47     2     0.4
>   48     3     0.5
>   49     1     0.2
>   50     0     0.0
>   51     1     0.2
>   52     6     1.1
>   53     4     0.7
>   54     7     1.2
>   55     7     1.2
>   56     6     1.1
>   57     9     1.6
>   58     8     1.4
>   59    20     3.5
>   60    16     2.8
>   61    19     3.4
>   62    20     3.5
>   63    19     3.4
>   64    12     2.1
>   65    13     2.3
>   66    12     2.1
>   67    16     2.8
>   68    12     2.1
>   69    17     3.0
>   70    13     2.3
>   71    11     1.9
>   72    10     1.8
>   73    13     2.3
>   74     9     1.6
>   75    11     1.9
>   76    24     4.2
>   77    16     2.8
>   78     9     1.6
>   79    11     1.9
>   80     4     0.7
>   81     5     0.9
>   82     3     0.5
>   83     8     1.4
>   84     4     0.7
>   85     4     0.7
>   86     6     1.1
>   87     7     1.2
>   88     2     0.4
>   89    11     1.9
>   90     7     1.2
>   91    15     2.7
>   92     7     1.2
>   93     6     1.1
>   94     4     0.7
>   95     5     0.9
>   96     8     1.4
>   97     4     0.7
>   98     5     0.9
>   99     5     0.9
>
>Everything is in the single digits till 1958/59 What happened then? WOW!
>and then in 1980 it fell apart again.
>
>what changed on those dates?
>
>Joe WB9SBD