[UK-CONTEST] BERU 2007 - GM3WOJ etc...

[G3SJJ]

Doesn't have to be at the award ceremony, just a picture of him/her or 
his/her station if available, or another 12 hour entrant.  Also, very 
few of us are really that bothered about seeing a full 24 hours prop. 
You managed about 24 Qs over GM4FAM and 50 more than me in your extra 12 
hours. Was that really worth it??

My interpretation of the rules is that there is a 24 hour section and a 
12 section. Within that, and I am not sure why, is Open and Restricted. 
Restricted in the accepted sense doesn't fit in with a 24 hour DX 
contest. Seems to me a way forward would be :

1 - General/Open section, whatever its name, 24 hour, all call entities. 
No Restricted section. If you opt for that, you understand and accept 
you compete with all countries and all station configurations. Same as 
now really so the guys concerned that frigging around with the rules 
will upset their well thought-out and practised strategy can relax. FXB 
can continue to smile.

2 - 12 Hour UK section - as it says but Restricted and Open categories. 
Recognises and accepts that UK stations are discriminated against, and 
so encourages limited time to work the limited number of available QSOs. 
Trophies for both categories.

Now, of course, if this all works and there are a lot more stations for 
UK entrants to work (ah, I see pigs on the runway) then we might be 
forced to be slicker and need to send CC so as not too waste too much time!

73 de G3SJJ






Peter Hobbs wrote:
>> Let's see a 12 Hour
>> UK Section table in the results this year
>>     
>
> Looking back to when there was a Low Power or "Junior" Section, the reason 
> it was discontinued in 1969 was because there were only 9 logs and never 
> that many previously.  I'm quite concerned that the present change of the 
> main "Restricted" section from the popular 12 hour to uncertain low power 
> could be a backward one, as the way things are now the 12 hour guys will be 
> barely visible in the results.  Have to keep the whole thing going for 24 
> hours though to get all the prop in.
> Your suggestion would work, at the risk of some duplication, and would 
> highlight the relative popularity of the two concepts.
>
>   
>> and photos of the trophy
>> winner
>>     
>
> Don't know how we're going to achieve that without delaying the report!
>
> 73, Peter G3LET
>
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