[UK-CONTEST] Commonwealth Contest.

[Dave Sergeant]

To some extent I would echo Brian's comments. In the past few years I 
have had a little play with QRP and my very modest antennas and have 
had satisfaction in working a few of the rarer (or not so rare things 
like VK/ZL) without the European pileups to contend with. It is one 
of the few weekends of the year when this is possible, and even 10m 
has a habit of opening when the odds seem against it. Brian 9J2BO of 
course puts in a regular appearance.

But although I have put in an entry, with the present rules there is 
little incentive as I always come way down the ladder. And I 
invariably end up in spending more than 12 hours and have to enter 
the Open section... I am not even a competitive entrant in the 100W 
wire antenna section.. Last year I just used it as an opportunity to 
fill a few band slots for the year, and I expect I will do the same 
this year. With no chance of competing with the big boys I doubt 
whether I will submit an entry this year.

73 Dave G3YMC

On 7 Mar 2006 at 18:27, brian coyne wrote:

> So far as I can assess these present rules have a
> negative effect on activity and competitive
> participation, there is nothing there to make me or
> any other overseas barefoot op want to try very hard
> that's for sure. Further whilst possibly the reason
> the reduced operating time category was to encourage
> persons subject to time restraints the actual effect
> is to encourage a more than anticipated nr's into that
> category reducing overall activity and  making those
> long nights even slower.
> 
> 
> 
> Regards to all,
> 
> Brian 5B/G4ODV.
> 


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