[UK-CONTEST] Decline in 2m contest activity

[gm4fam at tiscali.co.uk]

Ray (CXM)

First off, I applaud and admire your passion on this subject - a few 
hundred more like you and VHF contesting in the UK would be in a very 
healthy state.

The comparison you made to operating GM7V in CQWW and using cluster 
spots is a red herring ): 
first, it is an American-organised HF contest not a British VHF one
second, GM7V was a multi-multi operation where cluster use is entirely 
within the rules

I don't believe it is right for anyone (whether HF or VHF biased) to 
poor scorn on the opposite end of their spectrum interest - it is just 
not healthy for the hobby. 

I for one am very glad the 2 committees have combined - a pooling of 
ideas (including optimising the VHF/HF contest calendar) can only be a 
good thing and I believe Don G3XTT and his team deserve our full 
ongoing support, not least on the above subject (which we were 
originally addressing).

73 Cris
GM4FAM  (ex A-7460)








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