[UK-CONTEST] 80m Sprint Contests

[Peter Bowyer]

Alex

They're separate.... but might be considered as an augentation of the
CCs next year if they're popular. Or maybe they're better as entirely
separate events. The CC welcomes input on this.

The 2007 80M CC season is over, with the results already published....

Pnter G4MJS

On 10/09/2007, Alex GM3ZBE <alex at gm3zbe.plus.com> wrote:
> Are these two sprint contests part of the 80M CC series or are they separate
> contests altogether?
> Alex
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave Sergeant
> Sent: 10 September 2007 09:00
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 80m Sprint Contests
>
> On 9 Sep 2007 at 21:54, Dave Lawley wrote:
>
> > To address both remarks, the Contest Committee has decided to run two
> > Sprint style contests this October. These are 90 minute long, 10 or
> > 100 watt, mid-week events, one on CW and one on SSB, in a similar
> > format to the existing 80m Club Championship.  The Sprint format
> > requires stations to QSY if a contact was solicited on a frequency,
> > and means that different skills and operating style are needed
> > compared with a traditional contest.
>
> I have mixed views on this. The CC has been a success largely from
> the support of club members who are not regular contesters and who
> just go on to support their local club. This may be a disincentive
> for the casual entrant who probably won't understand the QSY rule and
> is likely to get into trouble if he just goes on regardless.
>
> It may also be a disincentive for the lesser equipped station. Those
> (like me) who largely use SP will have just one chance to call a
> station before he/she QSYs. Of course this applies to everybody so to
> some extent it will even out. But the casual op who calls half a
> dozen stations and doesn't get any of them may well lose interest and
> call it a day.
>
> I confess to have never had a go in the EU sprints, mainly because
> they have no QRP section and personally don't like their format. It
> may work out well, but I would be disappointed if the concept were
> introduced across the whole of the CC events. The SSB event clashes
> with our club meeting night.
>
> 73 Dave G3YMC
>
> http://www.davesergeant.com
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