[UK-CONTEST] Commonwealth Contest 2006

[G3SJJ]

Erm, maybe you have had more wine than me Bob, but in case I understand 
your point when I wrote "By having/choosing to stay in the UK I am 
denied an additional 100% of my QSOs. I am being discriminated against." 
I am also talking about all the other UK entrants that are being 
discriminated against.

So, if Bob can make 580 Qs, why can't Dave and Don?

When I go all Euro it is for this very reason and similar to what Tom 
FDM said about self flagellation. I am sure the DLs, 9As etc would not 
accept a contest where the home/founder/sponsor/adjudicating country 
were purposely limited to half to two thirds (at peak sunspot) the Qs 
that member states were allowed.

Chris G3SJJ


Bob Henderson wrote:
> At some point in our lives most of us grow to realise that not 
> everything that happens is focused on us.  Perhaps now is your time.
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> Bob
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Commonwealth Contest 2006
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>> Likewise my congratulations to Bob and Les.   My point is yet again
>> missed. Amazing how people close their eyes to this one.
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>> If I were to ask John G3LZQ if I could operate CC from his place, and
>> use the 80m 4 Sq with massive radial system, 40m 4 Sq with massive
>> radial system, X7 at 24m, LDF5-50 to the main switch box, 2 x FT1kMPs
>> with all filtering, Acom 2000a and Alpha 87a auto-tune amps both running
>> at 2kW out (wouldn't want to overdo it since they aren't mine) in an
>> SO2R config, plus various rx antennas, 2 computers and 19" flat screen
>> monitors with John serving food and drink to keep me at the radio for
>> the full 24 hours, ..... the best I would expect to work during 24 hours
>> is a whopping 290 QSOs.
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>> Now, if I took my K2/100 and small switching supply (ie one small tcvr
>> and 100w), a few metres of thin coax, some wire and fishing pole, plus
>> laptop to Gozo (just been discussing this with Yvonne!), and of course I
>> wouldn't expect any room service, or indeed if I went to J88, I would
>> not be discriminated against and would be able to make 580 - 590 QSOs.
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>> I am fully aware of the skill required for this contest. I don't have
>> any argument against that. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT RATE.
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>> By having/choosing to stay in the UK I am denied an additional 100% of
>> my QSOs. I am being discriminated against.
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>> To summarise because I find it difficult to make people understand, I AM
>> NOT TALKING ABOUT RATE, I am talking about the anti-UK bias.  Why won't
>> the rules allow me to compete with Bob or Dave if I operate from the UK.
>> That is not about RATE it is about discrimination.
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>> Chris G3SJJ
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>> Dave Cree wrote:
>>> Congratulations to Bob and Les for the speedy adjudication and superb
>>> presentation of the report and results.
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>>> I too plead that the rules are not changed to allow inter UK working,
>>> for the reasons detailed by Les.
>>> It would certainly encourage trips to GD and GJ, but at the same time
>>> put and end to trips like mine to J8, which would become pointless.
>>> As said by others, we have plenty of "rate" contests, lets keep this 
>>> one
>>> that rewards those who are accomplished DX'ers, with propagation
>>> forecasting skills, etc.
>>> AFS and the Club Championship are great for inter-UK working and for
>>> those whose aim is to see a high reading on the rate-meter, by its 
>>> title
>>> this is a DX Contest.
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>>> Dave G3TBK alias J88DR
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