[UK-CONTEST] Planning for 2004 ?

[Tim-M0BEW]

There's a major problem with using the contest within a contest system.

How would you cross check the logs?
If the only logs you recieve are from UK operators there will be nothing
from the rest of the World to check against.
Without properly checked logs, scores are worth nothing and the contest
becomes meaningless.

Tim-M0BEW.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Beattie" <g3ozf at btinternet.com>
To: "Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Planning for 2004 ?


>
>
> > Chris Tran wrote:
> >
> > > My own feeling is that the one-off Jubilee event seemed to attract
quite
> > > a good  number of entries, and that an 'RSGB' HF contest (similar to
> last
> > > weekend's PACC etc..) would be viable. Whether the Commonwealth
> > > should be involved is open to debate.
> >
> I wonder if there is another way ?  Although the "everyone works the UK"
> approach is attractive, it has drawbacks. Most significant (as we have
seen
> with 7Mhz contest, for example) is lack of support. The contests that
really
> fly and make big noise are the big "global" contests (ARRL, CQ, IARU etc).
> But one reason that some do not enter these big events is the sheer
> endurance of a 48 hour contest (yes, I know CQWPX is 36 hours single op,
and
> IARU only 24), and the fact that a "modest" G station is up against the
best
> in Europe/the world and it's tough to get good placings.
>
> So this brings me to the point. Why does HFCC not run a "UK" contest
within
> each of these big tests. HFCC could set the ground rules (duration, power,
> bands etc) provided these don't conflict with the main contest (e.g. don't
> try to use SSB in CQWPX CW !). You could have a 24 hour event in CQWW,
where
> the listings are only UK stations. Entries could be optionally earmarked
to
> be forwarded from RSGB to the main contest organiser, so that one entry
puts
> you into two contest listings ! If it is a requirement that the times of
a,
> say, 24 hour contest need to be contiguous, then those who want to enter
the
> big contest could take the relevant  24 hours of their log for RSGB
purposes
> (there would need to be flexibility on where QSO number starts), and be
> listed amongst all other UK entrants, and the whole log could go to
CQ/ARRL
> as appropriate for that contest.
>
> Is this crazy, or could it:
>
> a) Generate some real competitive activity volume from the UK inside the
> envelope of the big contests ?
> b) Encourage "little pistols" to have a go, and draw them into the big
world
> events ?
> c) Even be saleable to the non-contesters as reducing the total number of
> contests ?
>
> 73,
>
> Don, G3BJ
>
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