[UK-CONTEST] Commonwealth Contest 2006

[G3SJJ]

Thanks Pete and Mike for at least considering the idea. To answer Mike's 
comment about 290 Qs being a low target. No, Mike, that is just the 
point. I took the figure from the 2006 results. A top well equipped 
station UK with an experienced operator can only achieve about 50% of 
what Bob did from 9H3. If I were to do as I described then the best 
ratio I could expect would be that. I would not be allowed to work the 
other 50% even though they are active and working other participants 
outside the UK

Looking at it from further down the table, a similar UK setup to Bob's 
9H3 station could expect to make just 150 QSOs in the 24 hours compared 
with Bob's 580.
I said I wasn't talking about rate, but have to draw the comparison of 
Bob's 24 Qs an hour to the UK station's 6 Q/H. As I said not really a 
lot of incentive.

Pete, the possibility of an outright UK win may have existed in the 
past, you are the expert in this so I accept what you say, however if 
you look at the results over the last few years the ratio of Qs between 
top non-UK and top UK doesn't seem to indicate that possibility now.  
Interestingly 9H seems a good location!!

Year    O'seas    UK
2006      727     293
2005    1002     383
2004      918     366
2003    1152     435
2002      963     435

Averaging out at 2.5 :1 loading in favour of Overseas.

Regarding Travel to Win, well I did discuss this with Yvonne over a 
glass of wine last night. She would be in favour of a week in Gozo but 
you would need to alter the date of CC to either over the Christmas 
break or during the Easter break, which is mid April next year. In 
between then she is back to the 70 hour/week regime continuous during 
Jan to March.

Apologies to Roger SXW, he balls me out at every occasion about this 
one. It really is good at last to get some proper discussion without the 
continual bleating about it being a DX contest and not about rate. The 
point is about not being able to work participants even though they are 
on the bands and available. That is the bit I would like to see addressed.


Chris G3SJJ


Peter Hobbs wrote:
>> If inter-UK was accepted then It would work for me as well.
>>     
>>> Mike VP8NO
>>>       
> I was toying with the idea that "internal" QSOs on 10 and possibly 15m might 
> be worthy of consideration, which would make something to do in the small 
> hours.  However what everyone needs most is maximum participation from the 
> Commonwealth.  Anything that affects the bias that currently exists in their 
> favour would drastically reduce the incentive to *travel to win* (how about 
> it, Chris?!) that is currently such a valued feature of BERU.  Other 
> Commonwealth participants would also find themselves further down the 
> listings, for no fault of their own.
> Anyway, the possibility of an outright UK win *has* existed from time to
>  time, usually near sunspot min.  2007 should be another opportunity for us
>  in the UK to do well.
>
>  73, Peter G3LET 
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