[CQ-Contest] Feb Sprint time changes

[Randy Thompson]

The actual goal of moving an hour earlier is to reduce the West "advantage".  In the last few years, 20m has only been open in the Eastern USA for a short time after the start.  This reduces it to a two band contest for half the country.  They guys out West, being 2-3 hours behind in daylight time, had more time to make QSOs on 20, while not really impacting their QSO totals on 40 and 80.

The hope is that by starting an hour early, everyone will get more time on 3 bands.  This may not solve everything, but it should make the game more fun for more people.

Randy K5ZD


-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+k5zd=outlook.com at contesting.com> On Behalf Of James Cain
Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 12:21 PM
To: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Feb Sprint time changes

"The February 6 *NCJ* <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fncjweb.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cf6861bb026dc4bf6cad408d8c7a907a2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637478876085373031%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=wof3EPdvZyr1ITZjEGzf%2BwGY5lVnK4tBEJ%2FzqUEzno4%3D&reserved=0>-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:

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17,376 AOCC Raiders
N6TR <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F3830scores.com%2Fshowrumor.php%3Farg%3Dnoa4zpmgyccmE&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cf6861bb026dc4bf6cad408d8c7a907a2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637478876085383026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=33pkk0j3%2FQpdm5e8V87BuQ4Oo1095IZv%2BqR8ImM5Tp0%3D&reserved=0> x   359 47 4
16,873 Oregon Reign
N5KO(@W6NL) <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F3830scores.com%2Fshowrumor.php%3Farg%3D3UaWzjmgyasco&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cf6861bb026dc4bf6cad408d8c7a907a2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637478876085383026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=eaqPkxVoxtf5ME6j%2BULABDTVmkNPr97ydqbZc4smewQ%3D&reserved=0> x   347
47 4 16,309 Northern California Contest Club #1
N3BB <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F3830scores.com%2Fshowrumor.php%3Farg%3D2xabz4mgycifK&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cf6861bb026dc4bf6cad408d8c7a907a2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637478876085383026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=mYdod9%2FF4xydrGt7eF0fciwCS5MtawNroezCh63hfFE%3D&reserved=0> x   341 47 4
16,027 Five Land Lids
N2NT <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F3830scores.com%2Fshowrumor.php%3Farg%3De9aBzTmgyaqvl&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cf6861bb026dc4bf6cad408d8c7a907a2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637478876085383026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=F%2FdAsMwWn59S9i9MnoZX1Z8SV26OG7oJOThtXG0cY6E%3D&reserved=0> x   317 47 4
14,899 FRC Domestic
K6XX <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F3830scores.com%2Fshowrumor.php%3Farg%3D59a3z9mgyqagJ&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cf6861bb026dc4bf6cad408d8c7a907a2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637478876085383026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7s3KkSTK6se%2FilPFB7QzJh5cE1D48%2BxC6wo533SrIQo%3D&reserved=0>     313 47 4
14,711 Northern California Contest Club #1
N5ZO <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F3830scores.com%2Fshowrumor.php%3Farg%3DWlawzBmgycciw&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cf6861bb026dc4bf6cad408d8c7a907a2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637478876085383026%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=cIz6qtB3hONHhu9sKweKOwLcnxNaz9NhFsPX5Gtn5MQ%3D&reserved=0> x   319 46 4
14,674 W4OC #2
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14,536 W4OC #2
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46 4 14,444 Some Fives and Guys
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14,306 AOCC Raiders

cain   K1TN
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