[UK-CONTEST] GB5HQ

[Douglas Maxwell]

All very well Chris if you have a contest grade station at home and you know
the right people.

Douglas Maxwell
GM0ELP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Tran" <zl1ct at gm7v.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] GB5HQ


> Hi all
>
> GB5HQ has been evolving slowly - originally we hosted the entire contest
> here (near Inverness) - in 2003 the event went nationwide for the first
> time.
>
> The reality is that this is only a 24-hour contest, with each team/QTH
> hosting at the most 2 band/modes - this limits the number of operators
> needed at each QTH to 3 or 4 at the most for maximum efficiency.
>
> In my mind, it also doesn't matter which club you belong to - all clubs
have
> a mixture of good operators and poor operators - individual contest
results
> and personal recommendations are much more significant.
>
> Finally, preparations for GB5HQ start early - the software, equipment and
> antennas needed to be competitive take a lot of time and effort to
organise.
>
> 73
> Chris
> GM3WOJ
>
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