[Fourlanders] Fwd: [VHFcontesting] UK has Eliminated Multi-Op and single Op Shared Stations for Present Time

Tue Mar 24 21:30:01 EDT 2020

Jim,

The way the club competition works we would all be single op stations and
we can work anybody we can work.  We could all work each other on 6 and 2.
At the end of the contest every individual station submits their score and
then they are totalled.   Each of us would use our own call.  'Passing"
basically becomes more like "spotting" so that other stations on the team
could know who is out there.  In this scenario assuming no one station uses
the W4NH call - there is no score W4NH but there is a score for Four
Landers VHF/UHF Group.

Maybe the COVID-19 thing is all over by the second week in June - let's
hope.  If not this is a way to for us as a group to contest while being, as
my daughter calls it, "under house arrest."

By the by if we use Cartersville, EM74wd as the center of our 175 mile
radius circle, Paul is 113 miles away in EM85wl still within the circle.

Johnny

On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 8:36 PM Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> We do have Paul in Waynesville, NC and Kim in Huntsville, AL. Wherever we
> draw the circle it needs to include both of them. I had not really thought
> about this much yet. Still trying to get things worked out for the
> cancelation of the SVHFS conference. You bring up a good point Johnny. It
> might not be safe for us to contest together in June. How does this club
> contesting thing work? Can each home station work just one or multiple
> bands? Can we work each other? Can we pass stations we work? For example, I
> work someone on 6 then text Bob to work him on 2 for example. This might
> actually be fun if we can get the details worked out. Certainly something
> different.
>
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 24, 2020, at 3:43 PM, John Kludt <johnnykludt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Folks,
>
> While this is the UK and not here it is an interesting development.
>  Could be that we compete as FourLanders from home.  To do so we need to be
> registered as a contest club and our eligibility file needs to be updated
> and approved by the President by the Friday prior to the contest.  While
> I can find us as a contest club (Four Landers VHF/UHF Group), we do not
> have an eligibility list.  I am guessing that is because we never had to
> contest as individuals contributing our scores to the club totals
>
> To compile the list we have three choices:
>
>    1. ARRL section
>    2. 175 mile radius centered on a six digit grid
>    3. 35 mile radius centered ona six digit grid.
>
> I do not know if we have any active members outside of Georgia, if we do
> that is the downside of the ARRL section approach.  The advantage of the
> circle approach is we could pick up ops in SC, NC, TN and AL.  If we did
> this approach we would have to play with the location of the center of the
> circle.  We would probably want it to be a little south of Atlanta and then
> use the 175 mile circle.  The 35 mile radius is way too small.
>
> To get on the list we just need the call and the six digit grid of
> everyone who wants to play.  This goes into an Excel file that gets
> uploaded to the ARRL Contest  page (
> http://contest-clubs.arrl.org/upload.php ).  An email is then sent to the
> President of the club for his approval.  Like I said all of this needs to
> be completed by the Friday *before *the contest.  Yes, there is a story
> here that I can share if anyone is interested.  It all has to do with clubs
> cherry picking for the best score *after* the contest was over.
>
> So not being an officer, not my call and my suggestion is in these times
> of COVID-19 it might be a wise move to do this drill.  If we don't need it
> nothing really lost.  Don't know about you all but I have a little time on
> my hands for projects.  The reason I know about this is I did this drill
> for the North Fulton club.
>
> Johnny
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: CHRISTOP PATTERSON <w3cmp at comcast.net>
> Date: Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 10:00 AM
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] UK has Eliminated Multi-Op and single Op Shared
> Stations for Present Time
> To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
>
>
> Hello all:
>
> Although it doesn't directly affect a lot of us on March 19th the RSGB
> announced: "As a result of the UK government’s recent advice on social
> distancing, it is with regret that the HF Contest Committee (HFCC) and the
> VHF Contest Committee (VHFCC) have decided that, with immediate effect and
> until the end of June 2020, we will no longer accept multi-operator contest
> entries for any RSGB Contest.
> Single operator entries from shared stations will also not be accepted,
> unless the station is being shared by family members living at the same
> postal address. The HFCC has taken the decision that the RSGB HF CW NFD
> Contest (June) is cancelled for this year.
> We have decided not to ban portable operation by single operators because
> of the potential mental health benefits associated with engaging in hobbies
> etc. as well as the lack of person-to-person contact in normal single
> operator contesting. However, we encourage everyone to follow the
> government guidelines regarding social distancing and unnecessary travel.
> We will review these rule changes regularly in line with the most recent
> government advice to determine if we need to extend or modify the
> restrictions. In early June we will decide if the VHF NFD, the IOTA Contest
> and SSB NFD can go ahead as planned."
> mailto:ian.g0fct at gmail.com?subject=Re:%20RSGB%20HF%20and%20VHF%20Contest%20Rules%20Changes
> In addition, the UKSMG (United Kingdom Six Meter Group) has also eliminated
> the multi-op category for this year's summer Es contest in June.
> Is there any word from the ARRL about eliminating entry categories or
> cancelling contests?
> 73,  Chris Patterson W3CMP
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