[UK-CONTEST] RoPoCo

[Clive GM3POI]

Agreed Clive, Put it at 20-2200 local time and that would help a lot.
73 Clive GM3POI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clive Whelan" <clive.whelan at btinternet.com>
Cc: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] RoPoCo


> Ed
>
> It's really verrrry simple, change the time slot and activity will
> increase dramatically. Don't and Ropoco will wither and die.
>
> The best (and most demanding) time one can have in any RSGB contest; the
> worst of all time slots. A tale of two contests?
>
>
> 73
>
>
> Clive
> GW3NJW
>
> Ed -- GW3SQX wrote:
>> Re: RoPoCo
>>
>> Managed 65 QSOs here in "pyjama" mode (well, it is before my getting-up 
>> time
>> for Sundays!).  This was mostly running, in several places, and some S&P.
>> It's hard to know the right combination, and very tempting to give up
>> running and start searching, but if you know that most people are going 
>> to
>> get 40-70 QSOs, you can tolerate 3 minutes between QSOs -- even longer 
>> later
>> in the contest.  I used SD (normally I'm on Win-test), but managed to get
>> used to the non-standard keystrokes required.  Could do with a band-map,
>> though, to help in the skipping over obvious dupes in S&P.
>>
>> All in all, this is an good way to spend 2 hours on a Sunday morning 
>> twice a
>> year.  However, my suggestion for  increasing interest, which I've made
>> before, is to introduce a couple of 2-hour phone versions of the contest.
>> Shock, horror!  Then have awards for top three contesters in the four 
>> events
>> aggregated (normalised, perhaps).  The format is fine, the duration 
>> perfect,
>> but the whole thing needs a shot in the arm, with some new people brought
>> in.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> P.S.  I had what appeared to be a Frequency Fight with Lionel, G5LP, 
>> about
>> 90 minutes through, but it turned out not to be such.  I was calling CQ,
>> things were going slowly, and I was waiting a few seconds to see if any 
>> QRS
>> people would call.  Lionel came upon what seemed to be a clear frequency,
>> sent "?".  Hearing this, I assumed he had heard the end of my call, and 
>> sent
>> my call again, as one does if it seems that someone has heard a few dits 
>> at
>> the end of a CQ and wants to know if you're someone new.  Of course, he 
>> was
>> testing the frequency (i.e. abbreviated "QRL?"), but I then heard his 
>> call
>> and started to work him.  His call was the start of a CQ (he was a dupe),
>> which I found surprising -- he's usually very well-mannered!  We seemed 
>> to
>> part company on good terms, which is just as well, since there is plenty 
>> of
>> room for all in this contest on 80m, but it's interesting to note that 
>> this
>> sort of thing can happen with the best of intentions.
>>
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