[CQ-Contest] Feb Sprint time changes

[James Cain]

"The February 6 *NCJ* <http://ncjweb.com/>-sponsored North American Sprint
(CW) and the March 13 RTTY Sprint will begin 1 hour earlier, at 2300 UTC
instead of 0000 UTC. Both contests will end at 0259 UTC. An earlier start
time will give participants in the north and east a larger window for
20-meter activity." (ARRL news page).

Since participants in "the West" already have an advantage in domestic
contests, doesn't this time change just give them an extra hour to work
more stations in the "north and east" and increase their advantage?

Here are the 3830 CW Sprint February 2020 top ten:

N2IC <https://3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=LOanznmgyfgcu> x   362 48 4
17,376 AOCC Raiders
N6TR <https://3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=noa4zpmgyccmE> x   359 47 4
16,873 Oregon Reign
N5KO(@W6NL) <https://3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=3UaWzjmgyasco> x   347
47 4 16,309 Northern California Contest Club #1
N3BB <https://3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=2xabz4mgycifK> x   341 47 4
16,027 Five Land Lids
N2NT <https://3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=e9aBzTmgyaqvl> x   317 47 4
14,899 FRC Domestic
K6XX <https://3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=59a3z9mgyqagJ>     313 47 4
14,711 Northern California Contest Club #1
N5ZO <https://3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=WlawzBmgycciw> x   319 46 4
14,674 W4OC #2
K4RO <https://3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=koaDzemgycsc4> x   316 46 4
14,536 W4OC #2
K5TR(K5OT) <https://3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=j7aPz5mgyffah>     314
46 4 14,444 Some Fives and Guys
K6LL <https://3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=6xa5z6mgycasT>     311 46 4
14,306 AOCC Raiders

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