[UK-CONTEST] CQWW 2004

[Steve Rawlings]

Some great observations and suggestions here, Les.

If this all came true, we could all call ourselves 'contesters' with  pride!

However, since the SSB QRM during contests is caused by those within the 
  contesting community, it seems unlikely that this same community is 
going to support measures that would promote adherence to international 
bandplans.

After all, showing consideration for others won't help contesters win 
the next contest.   Oh yes: it's points before people - every man for 
himself in this game.   And the chap who wants to test his latest two 
transistor TX will jolly well have to wait till next weekend . . .


Regards to all,
Steve GW4ALG


Les Allwood wrote:
> "At the risk of raising a somewhat contentious issue (who me?), should 
> the RSGB be seen to be actively encouraging the breaking of the agreed 
> Region 1 Bandplan?"
> 
> 
> 
> I think that Colin has raised a very important issue here. Whilst 
> everybody seems to agree that it happens in major contests, and some 
> feel that they "have the right" so to do when the band is busy, the RSGB 
> is in a unique situation. For the short contest calls it is in effect 
> the licensing authority and, as such, cannot be seen to be condoning the 
> deliberate flouting of "rules" to which it is a signatory. Whilst people 
> using their own callsign can act in accordance with their conscience (or 
> not), those exercising the privileges of the short contest calls are 
> acting as ambassadors for the RSGB.
> 
> 
> 
> "Perhaps adherence to relevant band plans should be a condition attached to
> RSGB issued contest calls"
> 
> 
> 
> Whilst making adherence to the band plans a condition of use of a short 
> contest call would, by itself, make little difference to the global 
> scale of the problem, it would at least send a clear message to the 
> world-wide contesting community. If it was then followed up by the RSGB 
> HFCC threatening, and imposing, sanctions against ALL transgressors in 
> RSGB-sponsored contests, the message would spread further. Maybe the 
> RSGB could then hold the "moral high ground" and urge CQ (and others) to 
> make similar rules for their contests.
> 
> 
> 
> "One VERY important point to note before everyone starts firing both 
> barrels of their respective guns...  The GM in question was actually 
> transmitting on 7103kHz"
> 
> 
> 
> Nobody actually specified a callsign, but the GM I heard at around 1700 
> on Sunday was definitely transmitting on 7023 for a protracted period!!! 
> Or maybe he was on 7103 and has really bad spurii .
> 
> 
> 
> "And in the CQWW CW Contest, 40m contest activity invariably extends 
> close to 7.1MHz. Do the SSB guys complain?"
> 
> 
> 
> This is a red herring. The discussion is about breaches of the band 
> plan. The 40m band plan clearly states "and CW" all the way up to 7100.
> 
> 
> 
> "The only comment I would add is that doing something so noticeable 
> gives ammunition to the non-contesters to whinge about"
> 
> 
> 
> Exactly!!!
> 
> 
> 
> 73 de Les, G3VQO
> 
> 
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