[VHFcontesting] Where Have All the Multi's Gone? version 4

[Jeff Townsend]

What about the single operators? Was there a similar drop in contest activity by that group of operators?


> On Jan 29, 2021, at 10:12 AM, Ed Kucharski <k3dne at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Hopefully this works, 4'th attempt. The reflector stripped the attachment, the embedded Excel file was too big and the cut/paste Word file lost formatting. So I attempted to type it in the email below. Hope it looks okay. If anyone wants an Excel or Word file of the chart I'm happy to email it directly.
> 
> I'm doing some research and digging for data about the recent thread associated with the effect FTx has had on traditional weak signal modes (ssb/cw). 
> 
> In the process I noticed a dramatic decrease in both Limited Multi  and Unlimited Multi activity and scores (September VHF Contests) in the mid-late 2000's and again in 2015. The authors of the results write-ups noted this as well but didn't offer an explanation (unless I missed it). 
> 
> Why??? FT8 didn't begin till 2017 (according to that write-up). Remember, I only looked at the September results! 2015 was the first year allowing use of spotting in all categories (spots, chat rooms, email, text, phone, etc.).
> 
> See chart below. I had a little difficulty getting all the #'s if it wasn't mentioned in the write-up - scanning and counting results - I may have missed a few either way, scores were rounded.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> 73,
> Ed K3DNE
> LM= Limited Multi, UM=Unlimited Multi.
> 
> 
> Year    #LM   Avg. Score LM Top 10   #UM   #LM+UM     Avg.Score UM Top 10    Cum. Avg. Score Top 10 (LM+UM)
> 2000     53                246K                     23          76                      468K                                         714K
> 2005     33                296K                     29          62                       695K                                        991K 
> 2010     23                 78K                      26          49                       277K                                        355K
> 2014     41                 97K                      40           81                      152K                                        249K
> 2015     17                 75K                      14        31                        97K                                         172K
> 2017     21                 54K                      15           36                       83K                                          137K
> 2018     22                 45K                      15           37                       62K                                          107K
> 2019     22                 54K                      17           39                       60K                                          114K
> 2020*    21                 48K                     12            33                      57K                                          105K
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Jeff Townsend
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