[UK-CONTEST] Fw: Contest Results - RadCom

[Don Field]

Guys

Every journey starts with a first step. I have managed to take one - there
is a new publication, Radio Today, which will go out to all newly-licensed
amateurs. It is nicely produced, a little on the commercial side perhaps,
but that's what has brought in the funding. At my urging, it includes an
article on Sport Radio (contesting and DXing).

Alex is more than happy to carry introductory-type articles in RadCom too.
They just need to be written. I don't see us getting much more space on
contest coverage and, frankly, I don't think we necessarily want it. I
believe the web is the place for extended coverage - you will never have
room in RadCom for all the soapbox omments, photos, etc (on the IOTA contest
site we even link to Google Earth, so you can see where the various entrants
were located - you can't do that in a magazine!).

By the way Chris, I'm still looking for MUCH more publicity on WAB! An
article in RadCom perhaps!

73 Don G3XTT


On 9/29/06, CHRIS COLCLOUGH <chrisg1vdp at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> It would be nice to see more on contesting in RadCom. Maybe if there was a
> little more and some articles on how to get started then some of the new
> guys into the hobby would have a go. It is something we encourage at my
> local club, and we openly invite all new licensees to attend the events
> (field day etc) and have a go. Most of them are turning into good operators
> and maybe in a few years time we will be a top competitive team.
>
>   In saying this when I am out and about and get talking to newcomers they
> always ask where can they find the information on contesting and dxing, be
> it HF or VHF/UHF, and I will admit that other than trawling the web there is
> not much out there to give them the info. Again at club level we try to help
> and have recently started to have a night where we try to encourage them to
> have a go at dxing using the clubs kit.
>
>   Chris Colclough
>   G1VDP
>
> Clive Whelan <clive.whelan at btinternet.com> wrote:
>   No Jim
>
> Let's take a reality check here. Radcom provides what the UK
> members want, and that is not contests, period. That may be
> a sadness to us, but it is the reality.
>
> One might argue that RSGB have not provided leadership, but
> that is not the present issue. The country as a whole is
> disinterested in participative sport, as evidenced by our
> poor record in competition in various sports, and our
> concurrent high position in the obesity league. It might be
> unfair on RSGB therefore to criticise them is this regard
> ( can't believe I just said that ;-0 )
>
> 73
>
>
> Clive
> GW3NJW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of j
> kellaway
> Sent: 29 September 2006 12:11
> To: uk contest
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Fw: Contest Results - RadCom
>
>
> Now the question is should RadCom be increased in size or
> some other regular
> articles removed?
>
> What would you like removed so that more pages on contesting
> can be added?
>
> By the way I have no connection with the RSGB apart from
> being a member.
>
> Jim G3RTE
>
>
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