[UK-CONTEST] NON-ROPOCO

[Dave Sharred]

Well it is a fact that it has a good ring to the title; it has a synergy
with ROPOCO format; and it is different !!

Be a good contest for the Sunday afternoon, when the churches have finished
(as long as it is not a Grand Prix weekend !)

Dave
G3NKC

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Clive Whelan
Sent: 07 April 2008 18:45
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] NON-ROPOCO


Actually this is an excellent opportunity for HFCC to be proactive in
establishing and promoting a "ROLOCO" event ( many a true word......) on
a European level. With the best will in the world, the postcode format
is never likely to hack it outside the UK. Locators however are truly
universal, and enjoy the advantage that they have a standard format- viz
LLnnLL-, so you k-n-o-w if you copied it incorrectly format-wise, and
the worst excesses( though amusing) of mangled post codes should be
avoided.

I suggested to HFCC some time ago ( whilst I was adjudicator) that one
of the ROPOCO events be converted to Sprint format, but the silence was
deafening. A newly established ROLOCO event should enable this without
accusations of tinkering with something that ain't broke. Our European
cousins are already well versed  in the Sprint format, and the
change-averse Brits could learn on the fly.

Possibly 40m would be a better choice for such an event, and would avoid
upsetting the OF brigade on 80m. Timing would clearly need some
consideration. I'd also propose a 100w limit to avoid the domination of
certain events by >1500w stations in certain parts of Europe. A trophy
would be be a good promotional tool, and I k-n-o-w that there is a
number of redundant trophies just gathering dust at RSGB HQ, e.g. the
7Mhz DX cups.


How about it HFCC?


73


Clive
GW3NJW

Dave Sharred wrote:
> GW3SQX said:
> "Non-UK stations could send their Locator, which has a similar format to
> post
> codes.  In fact, we could all send our locators as the first exchange,
> although this might be the basis of a different contest"
>
>
> I guess you would call it ROLOCO !
>
> I had half a mind to enter this year; although I was up nice and early, I
> forgot totally about it !!!
>
> 73
>
> Dave
> G3NKC
>
>
>
>
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