[UK-CONTEST] Continuing the debate

[Mike Farmer]

Has everyone forgotten that there are many modes other than SSB and CW? If
we have a mixed mode contest why not really make it mixed mode and include
all modes available in the licence?

Mike
G3VAO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan G0DVJ" <g0dvj at amsat.org>
To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Continuing the debate


>
> Having read both Les and Ivan's inputs about the UK Contest Calendar, I
> agree with much of what they each said, for what its worth.
>
> The key ideas (which I did submerge within an earlier email amongst
> other topics) I would offer are:
>
> 1) A set (e.g. 6 - one every other month) of short duration (e.g. 2 or 3
> hour) evening HF/LF contests (cumulative or not), maybe 3 could be LF,
> and 3 HF band based, - publish individual session results plus an end of
> year league table combining all entries per person/group for those that
> have time to do them all (or best 4/6 etc.),
> 2) Mixed mode to encourage both SSB & CW (but don't penalise single mode
> entry),
> 3) Single or multi-op (club team) options,
> 4) No speed restriction on the CW element but provision of QRS Corrals
> per band as in AFS
> 5) Partner with DARC, PACC, REF, UBA and others in europe to get buy-in
> and encourage activity from outside UK (i.e. at least try and make it a
> pan-euro set of contests - maybe sharing the adjudication per country
> etc.)  Or model this aspect on IARU Region FDs where there are national
> entries but the exchanges are harmonised.
> 6) Have sections for 10w and 100w power levels - i.e. encourage barefoot
> from average domestic situations,
> 7) Partner with WAB group to utilise WAB squares for UK station mults
> (raising WAB profile internationally and at home).  Other Euro countries
> could use their national mults too (as per their bigger national annual
> contests, PACC, WAG, SPDX etc.)  Alternatively, adopt the WPX mults
> system - either way make sure there are plenty!
> 8) Market them as "fun" events like Club Calls and AFS - those who will
> compete for the very top places will still do so anyway,
> 9) Don't limit (multi-op sections at least) operators to being RSGB
> members - rather model it on AFS or Club Calls, or just ask that one in
> a multi-op responsible for the entry be a member or that the club is
> affiliated etc.
> 10) Make sure the dates don't coincide with existing VHF activity period
> contests.
>
> These ideas would IMHO, build on successes of other existing events,
> provide suitable events for people to do from home on a free evening,
> encourage newcomers to contesting and CW contesting, and utilise the
> collective strengths of partnering with others.  The latter probably
> sounds like a political nightmare to some, but some of our "big guns"
> must know people on the other countries' committees etc who could help
> start a dialogue.
>
> Just 2p worth from here again!
> 73,
> Jonathan G0DVJ
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