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you make will upset some people. Sometimes this is just down to the UK
resistance to change gene; sometimes it is because they are genuinely
dis-advantaged. However, we have to be really clear that there is no such
thing as a level playing field - just a somewhat bumpy one and any changes
that you make should advantage more people than they dis-advantage.  Changes
have to be tried before a decision can be made as to whether they were good
or bad. The committee has to take a hard line over what bit believes is
right (based on evidence rather than just opinion), take the flack (if it's
not overwhelming - i.e. their decision making criteria are solid), make the
changes and then test and propote the thing for 1/2 years.

I do believe that this would encourage a more healthy interest in HF
contesting in the UK, along with a better UK participation in the
international community. Would be good to see some more moves in this
direction.

Andy, G4PIQ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-admin at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-admin at contesting.com]On Behalf Of G3SJJ
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 11:03 PM
> To: David L Sharred; UK Reflector
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] G numbers
>
>
> > Firstly, I'm not sure that reducing RSGB events is going to
> cause more
> > people to enter international events or other. You have no
> basis for this
> !
>
> Could be true, Dave, but neither is also trying to encourage
> people to enter
> more RSGB events. We want people to enter 2 AFSs, 2 QRS Cumulatives,
> 2 160m contests, 2 Field Days, 2 BERUs, 2 21/28MHz events and then put
> some serious effort into 2 ARRLs, 2 WPXs, 2 CQWW and countless Eu
> events. And that is without considering the ever increasing
> social events,
> several of which take up a full weekend. Like I said to Steve
> BLE, you have
> to draw the line somewhere.
>
> > How well do those societies publicise international events
> ? Not a poke at
> > anyone, but just maybe we do not stir up enough interest in
> RadCom; which
> > after all  is the Society shop window to the membership.
>
> A reasonable thought. Certainly in the past, and Dave BUO
> knows the story
> only too well, we have had to defend our space for RSGB
> events only. Tim
> VXE does a good job on that and also manages to mention some non-RSGB
> events but it is still left to Don XTT to try and fit in
> information on the
> biggies.
> I am sure Don would agree it is a difficult task, which he
> handles admirably
> given the constraints of space.
>
> What I am suggesting is that we begin, at last, to think "beyond the
> envelope."
> With a smaller portfolio of RSGB events, we could then
> consider giving more
> encouragement in terms of  results listing, stories, hints
> and tips to the
> biggies.
>
> On the one hand we have declining participation in some
> events and on the
> other,
> we want to encourage more entires into CQWW, ARRL etc. It
> appears to me
> that a radical re-think would come up with some very positive
> suggestions.
>
> The scenario is slightly analagous to the local transport
> situation. Getting
> to and from
> work around here is a nightmare. Everyone wants to use their
> cars and the
> roads are
> just becoming more and more jammed. If I leave home at 0745,
> my journey to
> work
> takes around 45 minutes, and same in the evening. I now leave
> home around
> 0700
> and work around 1530. The journey both ways takes no more
> than 10 or 12
> minutes.
> I have gained over an hour a day of usable time and am less
> stressed!!!
>
> We are having a new tramway built which in time will ease
> congestion for
> those people
> unable to vary their hours, but of course many people just
> pour scorn on the
> new systems.
> "We're all right Jack, just leave us to sit in our traffic
> jams, we don't
> need these silly
> integrated traffic systems"
>
> Well perhaps, **integrated systems** might just help!! You
> don't know until
> you give it
> a try.   73 Chris
>
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