[UK-CONTEST] RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest

[Douglas Maxwell]

I was active in ML but got frustrated after going back to stations calling
CQ TEST only to be politely told WAG or DL ONLY. I decided to pack it in
after lots of rejections. Annoyingly enough I could hear lots of Gs calling
on 15m but very little DX participating. Would a change in date alleviate
some of these problems?

73

Doug GM0ELP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jones" <steve at rjtraining.fsnet.co.uk>
To: "'Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com'" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest


> I agree with Steve's comments - this contest either needs to be killed
> off or changed
>
> I chose not to take part in either leg this year due to work and family
> commitments coupled with the fact that conditions and activity levels
> were so poor last year.  The first weekend in October is probably as
> near to cqww as its possible to get without people like me with limited
> time on their hands saying that cannot do both. In recent years I have
> chosen to do the 21/28, rather than cqww, as it was just one day each
> weekend and it counted towards the hf championship.  Conditions, and
> limited time to compete properly for the championship, led to my
> decision to do WAE ssb and CQWW this year.  As we go back up the cycle I
> might be tempted back into 21/28 tests if the rules were changed to make
> it a bit more interesting, like inter UK contacts and postcodes mults.
> Otherwise kill it off, and have some trophies for uk entries in cqww and
> wae ssb.
>
> 73
>
> Steve GW0GEI
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> steve at g3vmw.demon.co.uk
> Sent: 18 October 2005 11:45
> To: Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest
>
> I was active in the 21/28 CW contest from here in Cyprus over the
> weekend and
> sadly, it proved to be an almost dire experience.  Why?
>
> Simply, the level of activity from G stations was very low, therefore my
> incentive to remain active was very much reduced.  The WAG contest was
> another major nuisance factor and in the end, I decided to work Germans
> as well as any UK stations I could find.  The ratio of DL to G stations
> was about 20 to 1, which must give a clue.
>
> I can only suggest that it is time to consider some changes to the
> contest to
> give people the incentive to be active.  The most obvious change I can
> suggest is to combine the SSB and CW legs of this event for the first
> weekend in October, i.e what is now just the SSB leg.  There appear to
> be few other contents going on during this weekend, particularly on CW.
> There could be awards or trophies for SSB, CW and Mixed as well as for
> Overseas entrants.
> The impact on the rest of the amateur radio world, i.e. the
> non-combatants is minimal since this contest covers only 21 and 28 MHz.
>
>
> However, more needs to be done to provide an incentive for people to
> make the effort to work G stations.  For example, if everyone worked
> everyone, with extra points and multipliers for working UK postcodes and
> countries, I think the activity levels would reach levels to make the
> contest worth entering.  In addition, I would suggest that Gs be allowed
> to work other Gs for points to help keep things moving along.  I heard
> several G stations calling CQ for long periods of time with absolutely
> no replies.  Even the most hardened contester must find that very
> discouraging?
>
> In the end, if nothing is done then I feel this contest will go the same
> way as the 7MHz DX contest because of lack of interest.  Maybe the
> answer is to pension the contest off, but I feel that would be a very
> poor way to deal with the problem.
>
> Just my 2c worth!
>
> Steve G3VMW
> (5B/G3VMW until tomorrow)
>
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