[UK-CONTEST] BERU

[Don Beattie]

I've been keeping out of this, but I have to say I totally agree with Cris -
inter-G QSOs really would shift the focus of BERU, and detract from its
current charm - winkling out the propagation openings, and getting the
timings/bands/beam headings right. And Cris is right - whatever the rules
are, there will never be a fully globally-level playing field.  Just compete
and see how your score rates against the UK competition. In my case it's 
Dave,
BUO, and every year I know I have to try harder !

I'm in the "no change" camp" on what counts for points.

73

Don, G3BJ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gm4fam at tiscali.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 10:16 AM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] BERU


>I was always under the impression that BERU was a DX contest.
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> Part of its appeal to me is the challenge of finding and working
> stations the vast majority of whom are outside Europe and discovering
> unexpected band openings with the attendant propagation vagaries - rate
> just doesn't figure in the equation.
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> Personally I am not bothered about achieving a high position over
> other stations outside the UK - but I do like to achieve something
> compared to others within the UK (a contest within a contest and
> something akin to who can achieve 5th place in the Premier League!).
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> Can someone tell me what skill is needed or how any sense of
> achievement is gained through working inter-UK - especially on LF?
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> I heard several non-full licence holders working V25XF and other
> leading stations - surely that is what should be encouraged (perhaps
> those leading stations could provide stats of how many 'less
> competitive' UK stations they worked?).
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> And if inter-UK working is allowed will 50% of participants (ie UK
> stations) concentrate more on 40 and 80? And what effect will this have
> on activity in the Rest of World where there will be less UK stations
> to work?
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> For those running 100w and a G5RV, why not double or quadruple the
> bonus points (as per Stew Perry) - that may well provide some
> encouragement and incentive.
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> 73 de CRIS
> GM4FAM
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