[UK-CONTEST] 80M SSB Contest report - G3NKC

[Peter Bowyer]

Mike Farmer <G3VAO at Hortonbrook.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> From: "David L Sharred" <G3NKC at thersgb.net>
>>
>> Do we need more band for this contest - is proving very popular??

I overheard a somewhat peeved DL station ranting on again last night (In
German, nobody was taking any notice) - I think we need some statement re
coordination and band sharing before somebody goes over the top in more than
one way....

>>
>
> No - you need to have a power limit of 100 watts and antenna
> restricions of nothing sbove 15 feet. Other discussions on this group
> suggest that is the average UK station.


So those people who have antennas above 15 feet have to take them down, or
not come on in the contest? That's daft! Why should a contest be only for
'average' stations? What incentive is there to improve?

Have a different section by all means, but for goodness sake don't try to
kill off the best-supported new contest that HFCC have come up with in years
by limiting the number of people who qualify to enter.

Peter G4MJS (a below-average station)