[UK-CONTEST] GB5HQ

[Peter Bowyer]

Thanks Paul - much appreciated, I'll email you separately about that.

My point mainly is about the selection of stations, though, ratheer
than operators - I was wondering how the station selection process has
neglected to notice MD4K, or has determined that we're not suitable
for some reason.

Cheers

Peter

On 16/06/06, Paul Beecham <paul at prolectric.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Peter, you can come and operate from here if you want,
> 73 Paul G6PZ.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Bowyer" <peter at bowyer.org>
> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 1:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] GB5HQ
>
>
> > Hmmm - whilst not wishing to squeal 'me too' here, I'm curious how the
> > current system described by Chris makes its determination.
> >
> > I'm a member of the Manx Kippers (MD4K/GD0EMG) contest team.
> >
> > Our record over the past few years goes:
> >
> > - Only serious UK M/M effort in CQ WW SSB for past 2 years
> > - IOTA non-DXpedtion leading UK station for 2 years, and climbing the
> > EU rankings
> > - CQ 160 CW - EU multi-op winners in 2005 and EU record holders
> > - NFD winners for 3 years running
> > - SSB FD winners for 2, probably 3 years running
> >
> > (that's from memory, apologies if I've got it slightly wrong)
> >
> > I think you might assume from this that we know how to put on a
> > station, and can operate it. You might also think that this would give
> > us a chance to be invited to play in GB5HQ - but apparently it
> > doesn't. And yes, we have asked, and were ignored.
> >
> >
> > Peter G4MJS
> >
> >
> > On 15/06/06, G3SJJ <g3sjj at btinternet.com> wrote:
> >> Doug, maybe you are confusing this with the selection for WRTC teams,
> >> where there is a pretty stringent points system. For GB5HQ there isn't a
> >> formal process but  I guess there are several layers of suitability.
> >>
> >> The first layer being the ability to fund and build a world-competitive
> >> station such as G3LZQ, G0OUR, G3TXF, GU4YOX, G4BUO, M6T, G6PZ etc. As
> >> Graham said, we all know when the contest is, so if you felt your
> >> station was equal to or better than these you ought to have made that
> >> known soon after last year's event.
> >>
> >> The next layer is usually a group of operators known to the station
> >> owner as proven top class contesters. A station host will want to know
> >> that he hasn't wasted his time and money, and equally that his team will
> >> be able to contribute effectively to the overall GB5HQ team performance.
> >> Again, if you have operated consistently with a host or some of his team
> >> over a number of years you would have known when to make a push for
> >> inclusion.
> >>
> >> A third layer has opened up, which is where Callum fits in. There are a
> >> very limited number of places for an additional operator within some
> >> teams, but as in the second layer some kind of personal recommendation
> >> is really needed to make sure the above criteria are carried forward.
> >>
> >> I hope that clarifies things a bit for you.   Chris G3SJJ
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Douglas Maxwell wrote:
> >> > Graham,
> >> >     Have another read at my posting. I think you are from inside the
> >> > contesting community are you not? If you can point me to any
> >> > discussions on
> >> > GB5HQ selection process on this reflector I'd be most interested.
> >> >
> >> > Doug
> >> > GM0ELP
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Contesting" <contesting at m5aav.org.uk>
> >> > To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> >> > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 9:40 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] GB5HQ
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Quoting from the message of Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:15:06 +0100 from
> >> >> "Douglas Maxwell" <douglas.maxwell at virgin.net> :
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> I seem to have missed all the discussion about GB5HQ again! .etcetra
> >> >>>
> >> >> Doug,
> >> >>
> >> >> If you were/are that keen to assist in the Operation of one of the
> >> >> GB5HQ
> >> >> Stations, I assume you have contacted those, for want of a better
> >> >> description, 'In Charge' and offered your services ?
> >> >>
> >> >> Going by the tone of your e-mail I suggest that is not the case.
> >> >>
> >> >> As to being unaware, I beg to differ. Personally I knew last year that
> >> >> this year was 'On', but the IARU HF Championship is a virtually fixed
> >> >> item on the contest calender.
> >> >>
> >> >> 73 Graham M5AAV
> >> >>
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