[UK-CONTEST] RE: [SD-User] No Prefix/ New Records..

[Tim-M0BEW]

> Congrats to Andy G3AB for what looks like a new 20m HP CW record..someone
> has finally taken the late Al Slater's record set way back in 1988. I
> think....
Yes, looks like it'll be 'another' good year for the UK again.

Also, dont forget KOW's awesome 20mCW HP claiming of 1.33M. Thats one hell
of a score, and looks like it'll be a World Record.

Whilst on this subject, I noticed from last weekend that the 40mLP eu record
stands as,
609,738     1174q  33z  118c. This is a mathamatical impossibility...
I presume it should be 2174 q's, but even then that would require around
8-900 3 point qsos! with those mults.
Very confusing.

Tim-M0BEW.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Dunnington" <g3lzq at john-dunnington.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Cc: <Richard at g3rwl.demon.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 7:09 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] RE: [SD-User] No Prefix/ New Records..


> Richard G3RWL wrote on the SD Reflector today Listening to CQWW I couldn't
> help but notice a (to me) new culture in the
> contest exchanges; slick operators in a "run" were only sending the suffix
> of callsigns. e.g. not "G3RWL 5NN14" but "RWL 5NN14".
>
> My reply is:-
> I did the obvious and slowed it down by sending my FULL CALL + Exchange
but
> yes several so called slick op's doing it.
>
>
> Richard further asked "would other operators also find it useful ?"
>
> Sending the full call is quicker than having his call + exchange repeated
> back as the other  thinks you only got a partial in a pile up. Most
callers
> return only  the exchange once anyway except under difficult LF
conditions.
>
> Carry on from the no-id syndrome THE SO CALLED DX STATION  sending just
the
> suffix really would be confusing and after all it is about accurate
> communication in the shortest possible time. Add to this a busted dx call
> taken from the dx cluster who is not id'ing but sending just a suffix that
> has to be the ultimate in stupidity. Not withstanding the nightmare
created
> for the adjudication department.
>
> Perhaps it is time like the "Sprints" to have a defined exchange between
> 2-stations and snip it at your peril.  If sufficient reports of non
> compliance are received then either a severe penalty or other reprimand be
> imposed. The offenders would soon get the message.
>
>
> Final point gone unnoticed or at least not reported....
>
> Congrats to Andy G3AB for what looks like a new 20m HP CW record..someone
> has finally taken the late Al Slater's record set way back in 1988. I
> think....
>
> Also John G3WGV set both a new European and UK record in the 2002 80m LP
> section which due to CQ administration went un-reported.
>
> All CQ SSB/CW Records can be found at http://www.cqww.com
>
>
> 73 John
>
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