[UK-CONTEST] SSB FD Claimed Scores

[Adrian Rees (MW1LCR)]

Part of the reason the why the Germans "Field" such a large number of /P
stations for this event, is in my opinion, the fact that the whole of
August is taken as a holiday, by most Germans and French.

I suspect that in actual fact there are only a small number of die hard
contest groups going out in Germany for Field Day, probably the same as
the UK, and in fact what we are seeing is the Holiday Operators coming
on for the contest. After all, how many German stations do we work, on
the Sunday afternoon, who send low serials ?

I agree with the rest of your email, as I can confirm, that entering SSB
FD is very easy. I do it on my own...if I can keep awake !


Adrian 
MW1LCR

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave Cree
Sent: 20 September 2007 19:36
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] SSB FD Claimed Scores


Dave,

I think the problem is more how to get clubs with "occassional" contest 
operators to participate. Most of the subscribers here are, after all, 
the committed contest operators. The magnificently supported Club 
Championship, with its speedy adjudication, (well done the HFCC)  has 
shown that many others will participate with just a little extra
incentive.

I also suspect some groups wrongly imagine that an entry requires huge 
resources of equipment and especially manpower, we need to get across 
the message that just ain't so.  At East Notts we enter the Open section

with only 6 people, including my XYL in charge of the coffee pot. Until 
my lads were old enough to join in we used to manage with just four!
Years ago a problem for many groups was power, but with Generators now 
so cheap to purchase, and readily available for hire, that can no longer

be an issue -  especially to enter the 100 watt section. Perhaps some 
still imagine a problem in that area?

Having started the thread, perhaps others may have ideas about how we 
prevent SSB FD becoming a German domestic contest, or do we assume Brits

no longer have a taste for competition after regular trouncings at 
cricket, Rugby and soccer?

Dave


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