[UK-CONTEST] Contest idea "Last 2"

[Rob Harrison]

Hi Ron,

Yes difficult to IO83 from here, but not impossible. If it stays dry I'll be 
on, as have an intermittant  problem with water in the power splitter on 
432. So far so good today.

73

Bob G8HGN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Price" <ron.price2 at virgin.net>
To: "UK-Contests" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Contest idea "Last 2"


>
> 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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