[UK-CONTEST] G4PIQ/P Reports for 21/28 SSB and EU SSB Sprint

[Tim-M0BEW]

> During the worst bit of the sun's cycle the skill in contesting shifts
from
> "RUN< RUN< RUN" to work out the propagation then work what you are
confident
> is there

I think this can be translated to =
"RUN< RUN< RUN"  and use the second radio to work out the propagation then
work what you are confident is there.
These days the critical decision when to drop a run freq to go hunt
mults/change bands etc has been eliminated.
In 21/28's case, unless rates are so high so that no time can be given to
use the 2nd radio, 21/28 to a 2 radio station is effectively a single band
contest. Especially if you sit there bouncing a 3 second CQ between bands.
High or low points in the cycle will have no effect on this.

Tim-M0BEW.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Farmer" <G3VAO at hortonbrook.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <gw3njw at onetel.net.uk>; <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] G4PIQ/P Reports for 21/28 SSB and EU SSB Sprint


>
>
> >
> > > Again - I'd rather see the effort to encourage UK stations to
> > > take part in something like CQWW with more awards to support that than
> > > dragging out another domestic contest which has really seen better
days.
> > >
> >
> >
> > Absolutely, how this survived when 7Mhz DX got the axe is a mystery.
Next
> > weekend we will probably be subsumed by the WAG contest if it is
> > co-incident again, which really is all that needs to be said. I believe
we
> > have proved beyond doubt that we cannot support a contest on the
> > international scale, whereas countries like S5 with the population of GW
> > readily so do. This is sad but inescapable, so let's play to our
remaining
> > strengths.
> >
> > My only caveat to the above is that WAE should be encouraged in
preference
> > to CQWW, which hardly needs it, and which is already well supported by
Gs
> >
> >
>
> The logical extension of this is to do away with all RSGB HF Contest -
even
> that may be a good point as the RSGB would then save the costs of the
HFCC.
> Silly really.
>
> During the worst bit of the sun's cycle the skill in contesting shifts
from
> "RUN< RUN< RUN" to work out the propagation then work what you are
confident
> is there.  For the run boys 20m will always tickle their fancy.  So I see
no
> real reason to change much especially if there is an interest being shown
by
> new licensees - Does the HFCC ask them what they  would like to see in a
> Contest?
>
> My only concern with WAE is that its one of the more complicated contests
> and the intro to contesting should be the simplest possible - so we should
> retain the simple serial number (and possibly post code) exchange.
>
>
> Mike
> G3VAO
>
> PS it was interesting (at the end of the Oceania Contest) being called by
EU
> when I was CALLING and working the Oceania Contest all they wanted was my
> postcode!!
>
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