[UK-CONTEST] Contest idea "Last 2"

[Ron Price]

Hi Bob,

Excellent idea Bob and certainly worth giving a try.
Anything which will encourage activity between the UKACs can only be a good 
thing.
I have worked you many times in various contests but I think only when I am 
out /P. Obviously not a good signal path between us from my home location, 
IO83KE.
I will be on from home this evening for the 432MHz UKAC so make sure you 
point your beam towards NE Wales!

Best wishes,
Ron,GW4EVX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Harrison" <robharrison at g8hgn.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "Dave Sergeant" <dave at davesergeant.com>; "UK-Contests" 
<uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Contest idea "Last 2"


> Hi Dave,
>
> Ok it needs a bit of tweaking, like duplicate stations don't count, but
> duplicate "last 2" count 1 pt i.e. from another station, this would stop
> abuse.
>
> UKAC is reasonable as it is, we need to find another way of generating
> activity long term, throughout the week. So far I've only had negative
> comments, which is ok if something else is offered.
>
> As I don't seem to have you in my logs for UKAC, is there a reason for 
> this.
> Is Tuesday difficult time wise, or what? It would be interesting to find 
> out
> why people don't come on 144 or other UKAC's.
>
> 73
>
> Bob G8HGN
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Sergeant" <dave at davesergeant.com>
> To: "UK-Contests" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Contest idea "Last 2"
>
>
>>
>> On 7 Dec 2009 at 22:09, Rob Harrison wrote:
>>
>>> The idea is you get 3 points for every new "last 2" you work, i.e. the
>>> suffix of the locator square, and 1 point for any duplicates. Every
>>> contact scores. For instance JO01FO would give you FO, and IO90IR would
>>> net IR, and so on. There are 576 possible from AA to XX, so getting
>>> duplicates would be fairly rare, and some may have no activity at all
>>> normally, but would be easy to activate.
>>
>> So you arrange a sked with your mate down the road and have quick chats
>> every morning and evening - 730 points without doing very much....
>>
>> An interesting idea but sceptical whether it will achieve much.
>>
>> 73 Dave G3YMC
>>
>> http://www.davesergeant.com
>>
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