[UK-CONTEST] Death to the cluster!

[Keith Maton]

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> We don't all live in Frinton on Sea, right on the Essex coast Keith.
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> You and Bob's perspective is often found because you do not appreciate the distances and terrain that other UK VHF+ operators have to contend with from such remote distances from UK and EU radio populous locations. What is not relevant to you (DXC/KST) is very relevant in other parts of the UK and it would be great if you could take that into account in future.
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> 73 Ray GM4CXM IO75TW, 10Km NW Glasgow


... and just living on the coast doesn't necessarily give one a good takeoff.  I am in the middle of a housing estate with noise all around me, no matter which way I beam.  The Dutch and Belgian beacons are just barely audible under flat conditions.  Not everyone who's on the Essex coast has a G4PIQ or G0VHF sort of site and it would be great if you could take that into account in future.

I only worked GM for the first time this year from this location and I've never worked into IO75, but I bet you've worked JO01!

73
Keith