SS is a contest where the small "tribander and wires" station has a chance
to win. If that bores you, watch a football game or pick apples.
On Tuesday, February 5, 2013, Jeff Clarke wrote:
>
> Is there another all band contest (160 and 10 meter contests don’t count)
> that you can only work a station only once ? (not on each band) I don’t
> think so. Like many said BORING. Most stations don’t even bother to operate
> the full 24 hours. I wasn’t even born when the SS rules were first written
> so I don’t know what the rational was behind allowing only one QSO. Maybe
> one of you old-timers might know ?
>
> My guess to why SS might be popular for some is it’s just been around for
> such a long time. It’s kind of the same reason that Field Day is so
> popular. You work stations in both of these contests that you normally
> don’t work in all the other ones. It’s about time that the ARRL updated
> the rules.
>
>
> Jeff KU8E
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