I think what is a bad weekend will vary per person. To me it’s just not the
same if it’s not in November. September also has several other contests
including WAE, All Asia, CQWW RTTY and September VHF. April has a
smattering of state QSO parties. I don’t see a move to either of those
months being realistic.
IF you really want to boost participation, open it up to DX. Many DX
stations are annoyed that we take over the bands so this will at least
bring them in. DX can count for QSO points, not mults. This may change
strategy but it’s all in fun.
Ria
N2RJ
On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 6:51 AM Yuri <ve3dz@rigexpert.net> wrote:
> Hi Kevin.
> I support it 100%. Same situation here.
>
> Yuri VE3DZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Kevin Stockton
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 7:08 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Here's an idea...
>
> Someone may have already mentioned this, but CW Sweepstakes just falls on
> a bad weekend. It immediately follows CQWW SSB and with CQWW CW just a few
> weeks later, I have to balance radio priorities with family priorities.
>
> I would be more likely to operate CW SS if it was during a less busy
> contest month such as September or April. This is just my personal reason
> for rarely operating in the contest the past few years.
>
> 73,
> Kevin, N5DX
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