After many years of watching the bands die off once the NFL Playoff games
start, I am thinking I'd like to write the VUAC to see if somehow we can't get
the contest date moved to the week before the Super Bowl when there are no NFL
playoff games. I know this has been discussed before and there are some
barriers. It's one week later so there is less likelihood of Es on 6, The CQ
160 contest etc. But we also have the NAQP on the current weekend as well as
the NFL games.
It seems to me that this problem has gotten so bad the last few years it's
worthwhile to take another look. Every year my rate plummets as soon as the
games come on. It doesn't help that the Patriots, Giants, Redskins, Ravens and
Eagles have been regulars the last several years, all in major parts of my
contesting zone. But wherever you are in the country my sense is that activity
drops when the games start.
Thoughts?
Tnx,
Jeff K1TEO
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