[UK-CONTEST] GB7HQ support

[Alex GM3ZBE]

Cris - couldn't agree more.  I was amazed during the Scarborough reef
expedition, for example, to see the moronic comments about "why not this
band" or "that band" - "why no SSB" etc etc.  Get real, these guys were
sitting on rocks in the middle of the ocean, I guess these wingers have
never have done as much as a simple field day operation or they would not
make such ignorant comments!

Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of gm4fam at tiscali.co.uk
Sent: 15 July 2008 00:56
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] GB7HQ support

"Why can't the UK amateur radio community
come together for one day at least  and support the GB team?"

Paul (and all other HQ ops)

You can bet your last cent that the same situation occurs in every 
other IARU country - otherwise TM0HQ or other stations in countries 
with a similar population as the UK would have walked away with a win 
every year.

I respectfully suggest you should concentrate (and congratulate 
yourself in the process) on the positive aspects of this year's 
operation - and that included a lot of support from UK stations.
The killjoys will always be as such - they are the bain of all the 
triers and go-getters in whatever hobby, pursuit or interest, and only 
show themselves up as losers in the process.  I have found the easiest 
way to deal with these types is to ignore them.

The RSGB have nailed their colours to the mast through supporting the 
GB7HQ operation and indeed urged, in last month's RadCom, all members 
to contact GB7HQ; perhaps they will now rethink their position when it 
comes to publishing the same old anti-contest diatribe in "The Last 
Word" which directly conflicts with the Society's position concerning 
the IARU Contest.

It would be interesting to see how many different stations in the UK 
worked GB7HQ - even better if a full write-up were to appear in RadCom.

73 de Cris
GM4FAM