[UK-CONTEST] Contest Style

[Gerard Lynch]

Peter, sounds like you've elected yourself here!

73

Gerry G0RTN
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Hobbs" <peter at tilgate.co.uk>
To: "UK Contest reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Contest Style


>> How about an online video:
>> "Listen to this contest QSO - well that was quick, so let's rewind and
>> play it step by step... "
>> "OK, try joining in this next QSO yourself - we'll leave gaps where you
>> need to say something."
>> "Now listen to this one... Can you see what went wrong there?"
>> "Here's something else you might hear...  but was that a good way to
>> make a QSO?"
>>
>> I know that dreaming up the ideas is the easy bit, but it would be
>> do-able.
>
> A brilliant idea (no, I mean it!).  Now to get the HFCC to request the
> funding from Council (my ****).  Commercial sponsorship of a website is a
> possibility but unfortunately there's no time for on-air "spots".  Or
> Government (FCO perhaps?).  It wouldn't surprise me if some of the east eu
> countries have gone along this path.  Someone's paying for those fancy
> contest sites and results booklets.   New country, needs to be put on the
> map.  And its towards these areas that CW activity and expertise are now
> gravitating.
>
> Anyone have an intro to lottery funding "To Bring UK Radiosport Up To 
> World
> Standards"?  How many of these sponsored schemes have a potential
> beneficiary base of 50,000 folks?  Need an estimate of the cost first of
> course.  Any ideas?  OK OK, I'll shut up . . .
>
> Peter G3LET
>
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