[UK-CONTEST] Contesting Activity

[Derek Thom]

Dennis Andrews <G3MXJ at compuserve.com> wrote:
(snip)
>I am on the point of retiring to France - watch out for major contest
>activity from F5VHY! As part of this move I recently joined REF. Their
>support of operating in general and HF/Contesting in particular is an
>eye-opener.
>
>Just look at the contents of the November issue of their magazine.
>
>* Report on an HF/VHF operating event featuring French chateaux - 1 page
>* Report on IARU Regional conference - 3 pages
>* New plans to provide CW education - 2 pages
>* Summer expedition to put the mountain tops on the air - 3 pages
>* HF Contests section includes full rules for all upcoming international
>contests, full results of recent local contests - 13 pages (!)
>* VHF Contests - 11 pages
>* VHF Operating - 3 pages
>* UHF Operating - 5 pages
>* Operating on CW (regular feature) - 1 page
>* QSL information - 2 pages
>
>+ ongoing super series on historic operations in overseas French
>territories - FB8WW, FB8XX, FB8ZZ etc etc - 5 pages
>
> - a total of 51 pages of operating interest out of a total of 98 pages
>(including covers) with just 5 1/4 pages of advertising.
>
>Contrast that with the latest issue of RadCom; 14 1/2 pages of operating
>interest in 100 pages (including covers) and 40 1/4 pages of advertising!
>
As a matters of interest, what is the membership of REF and how does it
compare with the RSGB's in term of percentage of the general population?

Is REF's membership going up or down?

Regards, Derek
-- 
Derek Thom
G3NKS
Cheltenham