[UK-CONTEST] club calls

[Jonathan G0DVJ]

Hi all.
I think this debate about the Club Calls exchange occurs annually!

As a member of a twice winning team in Club Calls, FWIW, I think I  
tend to agree with Steve.
It's good to have a variety of exchanges and the current club name  
encourages a certain pride in many casual  callers that I work in  
this event.  I am certainly not against change but in this one I  
think its ok.  Our small club has a number of non-contesters in it  
despite the many we partake in, and Club Calls is the only one where  
even most of them take part.

I think the accuracy of copying the club calls as given by each  
participant is also an important aspect of this for the more serious  
entrant, but we must all be aware of exactly how exact and some would  
say pedantic the logs are going to be adjudicated.   The sample log  
shown on the HFCC website shows sensible abbreviations used (RS, ARS  
etc.)  and hence I take that as a guide to the exactness expected.

Anyway, at least I have remembered to actually send in the G0RGH  
entry this year (I forgot in 2005 hence we unusually didn't figure in  
the results table) so thanks to all for the QSOs.   Like many have  
commented, I found the final hour hard work this year.

73,
Jonathan G0DVJ
obo HARiG G0RGH.
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On Nov 12, 2006, at 9:57 pm, Steve Bunting wrote:

> Folks,
>
> As a portable participant in this year’s club calls contest (68  
> QSOs, a
> non starting generator and a man in his pants for the second year
> running – don’t ask), I am interested in the comment on the contest  
> format.
>
> What do proponents of an easier format hope to achieve? Increased  
> rates?
> I worked 11 stations in the last hour so I would suggest the activity
> doesn’t warrant that at the moment. Will an easier exchange increase
> activity? Would the casual or new contester feel that shouting “59 14”
> to people in exotic places such a Loughborough, Lewisham and Lewes  
> make
> feel that it is another meaningless event with a meaningless exchange?
> Don’t forget the nuances of the contesters’ skill are not obvious  
> to the
> average radio amateur (whoever that may be).
>
> I feel that the RSGB calendar demands events such as this;
> diversification spreads risk and promotes innovation. I think the 80M
> Club championship and 2m UKAC have shown this admirably and are a  
> credit
> to all concerned.
>
> As I appear to have swallowed a management text book, I will  
> shamefully
> re-engage lurker mode for another year.
> 73
> Steve
> M0BPQ/p
>
> PS M0MCX – I quite enjoyed our difficult QSO
> PPS I gave a QRA locator to one person as part of the exchange by
> mistake, sorry if the reader subscribes here. Is there a radio
> equivalent of the bends that I should be aware of as I rapidly re- 
> climb
> the radio spectrum for the 432MHz contest this week?