[UK-CONTEST] Contest Committee

[Ray James]

Thanks for the info Dave,

Pleasing to note someone on the CC stating I've made "a good point" at long last!
I wish the same could be said for my suggestion regarding M3 or a slight variant for the UKAC's and the sincere reasons for it.

Probably see you on 160m CQWW CW.

73 Ray GM4CXM
IO75TW GS!





--- On Tue, 11/11/08, Dave Lawley <dave at g4buo.com> wrote:

> From: Dave Lawley <dave at g4buo.com>
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Contest Committee
> To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Date: Tuesday, 11 November, 2008, 11:00 PM
> Ray
> 
> It's a good point, and something I should attend to as
> webmaster of the 
> HF Contests web site.
> 
> Committee composition isn't a secret. There have been
> undoubted benefits 
> in merging the committees. For example, G0GJV's
> checking software is way 
> ahead of what we had for HF contests, and as time permits,
> Mike is 
> adapting it for use in checking the HF parts of the
> programme. 
> Similarly, as a very much amateur webmaster for HF I have
> had help from 
> Pete, G4CLA. There have been numerous other areas of
> cross-fertilisation.
> 
> However, when it comes to matters of policy we stick pretty
> rigidly to 
> the HF/VHF divide. I know you had suspicions that the
> decision on KST 
> was driven by we HF operators, but nothing could be further
> from the 
> truth: the HF 'side' of the Committee did not take
> part in the 
> discussion nor the decision.
> 
> The list of Committee members is as follows and you'll
> see there is a 
> good mix of HF and VHF experience. Seven have
> 'corresponding member' 
> status though this has less meaning now that most business
> is conducted 
> by email anway: G0ADH G0FCT G0GJV G0KYS G0MTN G3RXP G3UFY
> G3VQO G3WRR 
> G3XSV G3XTT G4BUO G4CLA G4CZB G4DDN G4FNL G4PIQ G4TSH G4BVY
> G4VXE G4WFR 
> G8GSQ G8IYS MM0BQI MM0CCC
> 
> 73, Dave G4BUO
> 
> Ray James wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Can anyone here tell me who is actually on the Contest
> Committee?
> > 
> > I've been referring to the VHFCC website but it
> struck me tonight that the details and mugshots are the 2007
> VHFCC, not the 2008 CC!
> > I therefore checked the HFCC website and was very
> surprised to note it is void of such information.
> > 
> > I'm just interested to know who is making
> decisions on OUR behalf.
> > 
> > 73 Ray GM4CXM
> > IO75TW GS
> > 
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