[UK-CONTEST] 21/28 Mhz Contest

[Mike Parker]

I seem to be in a minority in being pleasantly surprised, having only worked 
a couple of SA stations on the 21MHz band over the past month. didn't take 
too seriously - 1.5hr lunch break - but managed 47 valid Qs, like many 
others started with ZC4VJ, and ended with K3ZO, first US station for nearly 
a year.  Like this one, even in the bad times there's always a surprise or 
two. 73 Mike G4IUF
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>   1. Re: 21 28 MHz what a waste of a day (Chris G3SJJ)
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> Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:14:42 +0100
> From: Chris G3SJJ <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 21 28 MHz what a waste of a day
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> Er, IOTA Contest ?!
>
> I would certainly agree that the UK v Rest of the World theme is
> probably past its sell by date. I recall during my time on HFCC we
> dropped the 7MHz contest for this reason, but that should be the only
> reason to kill off an event, not the Sunspot cycle.
>
> I recall the 21/28MHz contest being defended strongly by John G3HCT
> (former RSGB President, IARU Region1 Council etc) when he was also on
> HFCC. This would be about 2 sunspot minima ago. His point was that it
> encourages HF participation through the lean years (use  it or lose it)
> then we reap the reward of staying with during the better times. Just
> dream of the W6/7s you will be able to run on 10m. Not only that it is a
> good way to learn about propagation (if any!) on those two bands.
>
> HFCC got some flack from me for several years to combine the SSB and CW
> legs, which they eventually did into the current format. This has
> reduced the number of weekends the contest covers from two to one. The
> other advantage is that an entrant can move changes modes and grab a few
> Qs to relieve the boredom! Even for those of us who enjoy CW Tony!
>
> I couldn't enter this year as I was attending a Committee meeting in a
> hotel room just off the M5 near Cheltenham. Sounds boring but it seems
> the number of positive and welcome outcomes from the meeting well
> exceeded the number of Qs that I might have made! (and they were better
> for amateur radio and CW in particular, Tony!)  (Hmm, looks as though
> now I won't be able to enter next year also!)
>
> Chris G3SJJ
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> Tony Roskilly wrote:
>> G3YMC wrote:
>> You have to remember of course that when this year's contest calendar
>>
>>> was written last autumn we should have by now been well on the upward
>>> slope of the sunspots
>>>
>>
>> This is hardly a valid point, "of course" the 21 28 Contest could have 
>> been
>> transformed into a multiband contest some years ago when it was 
>> predictable
>> that the two higher contest bands would yield very little.
>>
>>
>>    Tony G3ZRJ
>>
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> From: "gm4fam at tiscali.co.uk" <gm4fam at tiscali.co.uk>
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] 21/28 MHz contest
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> Well said Nick (G4FAL) - 100% agree.
>
> I would have thought that the 21/28 presents the best chance to be
> competitive if you have a typical suburban plot - a good multi-element
> beam is a far more realistic proposition on these bands than the larger
> area needed for lower bands.
>
> 73 Cris
> GM4FAM
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