On 9/16/2014 8:51 AM, Hal Kennedy wrote:
The CD parties were dropped. There is no "Giant Rule-Book in the
Sky" that says once a contest is established it has to last forever.
Is it time to pull the plug?
The CD parties were not dropped because of linsufficient activity. The
CD parties were dropped for political reasons. The ARRL was afraid of
the non-contester backlash from sponsoring contests where only ARRL
appointees (closed CD parties) or only ARRL appointees and ARRL members
(open CD parties) were allowed to participate.
I remember when the SSB Sprints were instituted and thinking that this
was the dumbest contest ever invented. Ar least until the RTTY Sprint
came along. But I was wrong. I have occasionally operated in both the
phone and RTTY sprints and enjoyed myself - these are indeed viable
contests. However, at this time I have insufficient interest in either
to devote four hours on a weekend evening to these. No offense meant.
However, without sufficient activity a contest withers away. The
participants support the contest by their participation.
Also, Sprints by their very nature are somewhat exclusive. The QSY rule
and operating demands are not very friendly to casual or newbie
participants. It can also be brutal for stations running QRP, low power
and/or poor antennas. It is easier on CW than on SSB or RTTY.
If people want the SSB Sprint to survive, they need to recruit other
stations to get on the air and participate, whether on a team or not.
73, Dave/K8CC
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