[UK-CONTEST] UHF Contest ?

[Ray James]

Admittedly I've spent most of the contest on 23cm with 16 qso's so far, best dx being 2 stations in PA. 
Heard one GM on 70cm and worked 1 EI and 1 PA. 
This is real fun :-(
As the CC fail by unattractive rules plus restrictions against schedule making to get folk on nationally during monthly fun activity contests then its understandable folk wont appear for major long duration events despite talkback being permitted in this one. Both my 70cm contacts came from schedules, otherwise it would be a log devoid of contacts. Even the more populous south and south east stations have turned their backs on this weekend.
 
Despite 2009 rules having been issued, it's only the beginning of October 2008 and time in hand to try and correct this dire situation before everyone deserts VHF/UHF and Microwaves in the UK. Waiting another 12 months should not be an option. EU is loaded with activity and contest participation so is what they're doing so wrong and we're doing is so right?
Do the experienced VHF and above contest and dx'ers have to beg the CC and Spectrum committees to wake up and smell the roses?
Okay....I'm begging.
Permit scheduling or provide an "assisted" category.
Drop M2 for all UKAC's in favour of UK based multiplier.

Turning this dire situation around will take a long time but the time to start is now.

73 Ray GM4CXM
IO75TW


--- On Sun, 5/10/08, Jiri Culak <Jiri.Culak at lwss.co.uk> wrote:

> From: Jiri Culak <Jiri.Culak at lwss.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] UHF Contest ?
> To: "Adrian Rees" <rees.a at btconnect.com>, "UK-contest" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Date: Sunday, 5 October, 2008, 11:38 AM
> Nope...it's still on. Only signals I heard so far were
> from continent.
> (Incl. 14-22 on Sat)
> CONDX are flat...we are well bellow inversion and so are
> guys bellow
> 1000m ASL.
> 
> 73
> Jiri
> 
> 
> Erm, I understand that the IARU UHF Contest is on this
> weekend? Has it
> been
> cancelled ?
> 
> I was in the shack for 2 or 3 hours yesterday, and parked
> up on 432.200,
> expecting to hear a few stations in the contest, with the
> intention that
> I
> could work to give points away. I called CQ about 14:15,
> and worked two
> stations, who had parked up on 432.200MHz also intending to
> give points
> away. 
> 
> By 6pm I had worked two stations, and tuned up and down the
> band to no
> avail. Nothing. 
> 
> Admittedly I am not fully operational on 70cms at the
> moment as my 70cms
> Yagi is still on the ground. Nevertheless I did expect to
> work one or
> two
> stations with my 5 x 5/8 Stacked Colinear and 130 Watts, at
> 1500 feets
> ASL.
> So what's happening ? No UK activity ? 
> 
> I'll spend an hour in the shack this morning, again
> spinning around and
> calling on 70cms, just in case I can hear and work someone
> in the
> contest.
> Afterall it would be really disheartening to enter and not
> work a soul
> for a
> few hours.
> 
> 73
> 
> Adrian MW1LCR 
> 
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