[CQ-Contest] Pandemic impact

[Richard DiDonna]

Late October certainly changes the sunlight factor.  CQWW SSB certainly more popular than the RYRY test.  I would say the major fear regarding CQWW SSB is the fact that it’s going to be exactly 28 or 29 days since CQWW RYRY.  The sun rotates too and We should be getting a similar look from the sun in CQWW SSB as we did in the RYRY event.

20 meters is going to be hell.....

73 Rich NN3W

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> On Oct 7, 2020, at 5:19 PM, Randy Thompson <k5zd at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> They were not great.  I worked only a few Russians and did not work a JA on any band.
> 
> Let’s hope for much better 28 days later for WW SSB!  A big part of the game is dealing with whatever the sun gives us.
> 
> From: John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 3:53 PM
> To: Randy Thompson <k5zd at outlook.com>
> Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Pandemic impact
> 
> Was it just me or were conditions really bad for CQWW RTTY?
> 
> 73 John AF5CC
> 
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 2:50 PM Randy Thompson <k5zd at outlook.com<mailto:k5zd at outlook.com>> wrote:
> Want to see how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted contesting?  WPX was the first major contest to feel the effects.  See https://cqwpx.com/stats.htm<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcqwpx.com%2Fstats.htm&data=02%7C01%7C%7C2738095b4ba642bd2db608d86afa9d36%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637376971889574065&sdata=nl92Ymt4fIi1HH%2B446ErXr%2BET%2BfEnRBa22wfldzZckI%3D&reserved=0> to view how entries soared with everyone at home.
> 
> Will we see the same for CQ WW this year?  If RTTY is any indication, yes!
> 
> Randy K5ZD
> 
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