[SOC] Tooo Many Contest

[Dr. Stephen Wilson]

I have enjoyed many contacts during contests, and also taken advantage 
of these to add rare/new countries to my list. However, I also had the 
sad experience of trying to work health-and-welfare traffic in the days 
following the devastating Mexico City earthquakes (September 19 and 20, 
1985). It happened to be followed by a huge contest weekend. Under these 
circumstances, I would certainly agree with limiting the contests to 
certain band segments.

My two pesos' worth,

Steve, XE1UFO a.k.a. KA5SUT

On 06/01/2016 06:25 AM, George Cooley wrote:
> Or we can just let the bands go dormant with little or no activity and
> repeat the 11 Meter scenario.
>
> It is not impossible to hold a sked during a contest, although it takes a
> bit more skill and persistance.
>
> Perhaps the SOC can join in on the fun and create the SlowTest.  Recent
> articles suggest that high speed CW discourages participation of new hams
> as well as old timers with rusty CW.  A SOC sponsored SlowTest with speeds
> not to exceed 10-15 WPM would certainly bridge the percieved gap and
> barrier to entry.  Of course anyone that does not want to participate can
> still use the WARC bands or just elbow in on the regular bands.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts Art.  Now let the dogs bark :)
>
> 73,
>
> George NG7A
>
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 12:04 AM, Art - W6KY via SOC <soc at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
>