[UK-CONTEST] Input from G3TBK - 21/28

[G3SJJ]

I think Andy and Dave raise valid points but all this is going over old 
ground. We have discussed this after each of the events in the last few 
years and there was a long thread after last years' events with the 
majority of opinion in favour of HFCC to either change it or scrap it.

Status Quo is not enough.   (or should that be "there isn't enough of Quo?")

It is time this was put to bed. Come on HFCC, let's have a decision - NOW.

Chris G3SJJ (The old rocker)


Andy Cook, G4PIQ wrote:

>I've favoured the contest within a contest approach for 21/28 running within
>the CQWW event, but offering local awards, including the a sub section like
>the current Restricted Section (which could also be time limited). I do
>believe that there is strong demand for a competitive section for folks with
>100W and single element low antennas in the UK representing Joe amateur. Now
>having a family I also understand the calls for time limitations! 
>
>Back in the early '90s I won the SSB event a couple of times (actually took
>1st and 2nd place simultaneously each year as a 2 operator multi operator,
>changing callsigns and paper logbooks on the hour - me on 21 MHz and G4BAH
>on 28 MHz!) and ran 1100-1200 QSOs at the peak of that cycle. I've also won
>the SSB event single op (with more hardware incidently) during the peak of
>the last cycle and run 600-700 QSOs. The casual support just isn't there for
>a UK works the world contest anymore - the UK activity doesn't support it -
>even at the peak of the cycle.
>
>73,
>
>Andy, G4PIQ.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Colin G3PSM
>Sent: 18 April 2006 15:16
>To: UK-Contest at contesting.com
>Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Input from G3TBK - 21/28
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>
>In a personal email Dave G3TBK asked me to input the following onto the 
>reflector.   Dave will be rejoining when he gets his lap-top sorted out.
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>>I have looked back in my 21/28 Contest logs to the 1970s when one year
>>I worked 800+ and was not even in the top five! (Spent too long 
>>running JAs instead of chasing mults)  The DX stations really did 
>>support us back then, and far more UK stations were active. I 
>>personally feel with great regret that there is such apathy to DX 
>>contesting in the UK that no matter what changes are made to the rules 
>>there will not be enough UK activity to get DX stations to support us. 
>>I am inclined to think we should run a Contest on 21/28 simultaneously 
>>with CQWW and with the same exchanges, then at least there would be 
>>plenty of folk to work.
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>73
>
>Colin, G3PSM
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