We need to change it to make sure that the East Coast can dominate in
this contest too? Can we get a status report on the changes to all the
DX contest rules to make it more fun for everyone not on the east
coast? Oh right, that is not even under consideration.
First, is there something wrong with contest? It seems like
participation is still good. Sunday's have been Sunday's for 30 years
or more. Why is it an issue now?
While changing all these VE sections around might be the right thing to
do, it will have next to no impact on participation.
I would argue for more mults making the sweep even more difficult than
in the past, thus requiring much more thought put into strategy.
Everyone wants to be wanted. We call can't live in MT, NM, ETC. Once
again what impact will this have on attracting new blood? Zero.
All of the suggestions are simply tweaks to make it more interesting for
the same folks that are already playing.
Isn't this just a case where we need to use overlays and encourage more
participation from our clubs and club members to get on for two 12 hour
sprints? Best scores in each period, best score for both sessions etc?
How many people in the contest are actually competing for the number one
slot and have a chance to win? 10, 20 , 50? How do we acknowledge the
other 3000 participants?
The exchange is fine. We have enough contests where there is nothing to
the exchange. It tests nothing but your ability to run.
I don't care much about records. It was in the past, it was a different
time and conditions are different each time, the track changes every
year so the records don't necessarily say much.
I would could also argue for more harsh penalties for copying errors.
Make it a real test, yet keeping it fun.
W0MU
On 3/14/2018 9:09 PM, Ed wrote:
I am a relative newbie to sweepstakes, but gosh....shouldn't we all agree to make
whatever changes are possible to help the unfortunate souls that live on the east coast.
After all this is a contest where these disadvantaged stations cannot feast on unlimited
European or African multipliers...on all bands. There must be something we can do to
"level the playing field" here.
Maybe I am missing something here but does the east coast not enjoy working
pretty much unlimited east coast stations once the sunsets or pretty much all
day long on 40m? Once the sunsets on the east coast and they all move to 80 and
40m, the central and western stations run out of stations to work pretty
quickly as the band goes long. Then when the central and western stations do
decide to move to 40/80, finding a run frequency is extremely difficult or
impossible, especially on SSB.
From my perspective, SS is a contest where strategy is important. When to
change bands, whether to call or run, I really believe this is a contest where
you can not park yourself on a single frequency for the duration of the contest
and just call CQ. If you think Sunday afternoon is slow, spin that big knob on
the front of your rig and call some of the 3rd and 4th tier stations that have
finally found a run frequency. Sunday is a great opportunity to practice your
SO2R skills.
If changes are to be made, consider making each of the Atlantic provinces their
own ARRL section.
If they shorten the contest, I will never get a sweep as it seems I can only
find NE during the last couple of hours :)
As a third tier station, I compete against others in my division and my previous contests
scores. I try to learn from my previous mistakes and I get on and have fun. If you have
the attitude that "if I can't win, I won't play", well there is nothing we can
do to change that.
In every contest, it seems some group has an "advantage", real or perceived. In
SS I want to believe it is the best operator that uses the best strategy with a
reasonable station.
Just my $0.02 ($0.015 $USD)
Ed VE4EAR/VE4VT
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