[UK-CONTEST] Consultation - NFD

[G3SJJ]

Hi Steve, here's me thinking that as a subscriber to the UK Contest 
Reflector you were interested in furthering the sport of contesting!

Answer to your first para - definitely NO, second para - YES

I've just returned from ten days holiday on Gozo where they play Adam 
Faith records on local radio and drive Austin 1100s and Triumph Heralds. 
You would go down bomb there! JJ

Steve Rawlings wrote:
> Hi All
>
>   
>> 1. Expanded number of sections including high power, low power, low
>> power restricted and QRP
>>     
> Depends on the objective.  Question: Is NFD about simplicity and 
> learning what's required to set up an emergency station quickly; to 
> devise methods for conserving limited resources; and to maintain a 
> station operating under field conditions for several days on end?  If 
> so, then it seems to me that only the


>  100 watt and QRP restricted 
> sections are relevant here.
>
> Of course, if it's really just another excuse to clog up all the bands 
> for most of a weekend with yet another b****y contest: then be sure to 
> include sections that promote the use of multiple beams and 10 kW 
> generators.  And be sure to encourage lots of participation from fixed 
> stations to keep the run rates high.
>
>   
>> 2. Fixed station section
>>     
> See (1) above.
>
>   
>> 3. Scoring system based on country multipliers rather than double points
>> on 160/10
>>     
> No country multipliers, please.
>
>   
>> 4. Packet cluster permitted (actually permitted in NFD now but without
>> multipliers serves no purpose)
>>     
> No thanks.
>
>
> Regards to all,
> Steve GW4ALG
>
>
>
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