[UK-CONTEST] Fw: Fw: GB5HQ

[Douglas Maxwell]

No repetition needed, I realise why you are a part of GB5HQ, nice bit of
advertising too, well done! I hope more contest teams will be allowed to
participate in the future.

Doug
GM0ELP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Beecham" <paul at prolectric.co.uk>
To: "Douglas Maxwell" <dcmaxwell at iee.org>; "G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>;
<uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Fw: Fw: GB5HQ


> Re: Our initial response to this thread, we wrote why the G6PZ team and
> station was chosen to undertake the role of 15m SSB. Our past results are
> the reason we were selected and a look at our multi-single team results
will
> reveal all.
>
> We are one of the leading M/S teams in Europe and indeed are European
> champions currently in one of the largest contests in the calendar: CQ
WPX.
> Also #1 EU in e.g. CQWW RTTY, UBA, etc. World #3 ARRL RTTY Roundup, world
#6
> in Russian DX (#3 EU with UU7J etc above who will of course always do
> extremely well due to their location and native tongue). There are other
> decent results in major contests such as CQ 160, ARRL DX etc... Also, it
is
> worth noting our recent UBN reports; losing only ~6% in CQWW CW 2005.
>
> Working as a team is far different to working as an individual.
Consistency
> is a factor of station reliability and operator performance; it's only
when
> you get this mix right that you begin winning contests. For GB5HQ the
> pre-planning and preparation of all station hosts and operators isn't just
> decided on the day - it takes months of planning and hard work!
>
> So, to echo what Graham M5AAV has already said, it should have been
> relatively obvious to any serious contester as to why G6PZ and the other
> stations which form(ed) GB5HQ were chosen.
>
> 73,
> Paul G6PZ & Simon M0CLW
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Douglas Maxwell" <douglas.maxwell at virgin.net>
> To: "G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>; <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 12:41 PM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Fw: Fw: GB5HQ
>
>
> >
> > Why oh why then, do the organisers of GB5HQ keep the selection process
> > under
> > wraps until the dust has settled? Do they think this reflector won't be
> > interested? I would be very interested in the other 30 or so operator
> > selection decisions.
> >
> > Doug
> > GM0ELP
> >
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
> >> Cc: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> >> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 12:22 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Fw: GB5HQ
> >>
> >>
> >> > Erm, now let me see ....
> >> >
> >> > 160CW   GU4YOX   Former RSGB rep for GU
> >> > 160 SB   GM4FDM   Long standing HFCC member
> >> > 80 SB     G0MTN      Former HFCC member
> >> > 80 CW    G3SJJ         Former HFCC member and chair
> >> > 40 CW    G4TSH      Current HFCC chair and G0IVZ former HFCC member
> >> > 40 SB                        Same as 160SB
> >> > 20 CW   G3TXF        former HFCC member
> >> > 20 SB     G4PIQ        HFCC and VHFCC member, former VHFCC Chair and
> >> > Radcom "Contest" columnist
> >> > 15 CW   G4BUO      Longest standing HFCC member (25+ years),  former
> >> > chair, recognised special and event and contest station co-ordinator,
> >> > and of course, GB5HQ co-ordinator
> >> > 10 CW                       As for 80CW. Operating at G3LZQ's QTH ,
> >> > current RSGB HF Awards Manager
> >> >
> >> > I may have missed some of the others.  Plus the stated backing of
Board
> >> > members G3XTT and G3PSM, and former RSGB President G3PJT
> >> >
> >> > Chris G3SJJ
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Douglas Maxwell wrote:
> >> > > Apart from the jibe, thanks for the info, I see he was part of the
> >> > > 40m
> >> cw
> >> > > entry for GB5HQ. I will take this up with him off reflector.
> >> > >
> >> > > Doug
> >> > > GM0ELP
> >> > >
> >> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> > > From: "Contesting" <contesting at m5aav.org.uk>
> >> > > To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> >> > > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 11:09 AM
> >> > > Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Fw: GB5HQ
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >> Quoting from the message of Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:58:20 +0100 from
> >> > >> "Douglas Maxwell" <douglas.maxwell at virgin.net> :
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>> Don,
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> So you are saying it's not within the RSGB's remit to decide who
> >> should
> >> > >>>
> >> > > run
> >> > >
> >> > >>> GB5HQ? Why not?
> >> > >>>
> >> > >> I wonder 'who' exactly constitutes the RSGB in this context.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> I would have thought that it comes under the auspices of the
HFCC -
> >> > >> which is 'part of' the RSGB, being one of their commitees.
> > Specifically
> >> > >> the H F Contest Commitee.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Have you contacted the HFCC Chairperson on this matter ? Or would
> >> > >> you
> >> > >> expect it to be organised by the Editor of RadCom ?
> >> > >>
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