[CQ-Contest] ARRL SS Overlay Categories

[Bruce Horn]

The ARRL's limited antenna overlay will be available for all HF contests.

73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Clarke" <ku8e at ku8e.com>
To: "CQ-Contest at contesting.com" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 6, 2023 10:11:03 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] ARRL SS Overlay Categories

I really liked the ARRL Sweepstakes Limited Antenna category that the 
ARRL added. It's nice to see score comparisons to other stations using 
similar wire antennas to mine. I was really surprised to see other guys 
that I always assumed had a tower and beam antennas in that category. 
Many of them are pretty loud in Georgia (especially if they're running 
an amplifier) so my advice is don't give up on contesting if you only 
have wire antennas. You can still have fun !  I'll probably never have a 
tower and beam antenna since I'm older now , don't climb towers anymore 
and retired. You're not going to win anything with wire antennas 
compared to the big guns who always win which makes it easy to just do a 
contest PT or casually. If I had something to shoot for maybe I would 
spend more operating time in a contest from home.

Kudos to the ARRL. It would be nice if they added this overlay category 
to their other contests too. Maybe CQ as well ?

73's Jeff  KU8E


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