[UK-CONTEST] VHF-NFD Fixed Stations

[Nigel G3TXF]

Well, I knew I shouldn't have QSYed up to VHF!

>From my understanding of the postings on here, as a fixed
station (just idly trying to support VHF-NFD on 6m from
home), it appears that I am not allowed to call CQ. If I've
got this wrong, then I'm sorry. But if I've got it right,
then it's nuts!

Should I re-categorise my small VHF-NFD entry made from home
as Fixed, Check-Log or Shredder?

Having a contest where any particular category (other than
SWL!) can't call CQ seems, to me at least, somewhat bonkers.


Now QSYing back to HF....

73 - Nigel G3TXF





 

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Andy
Swiffin
Sent: 09 July 2009 12:21
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] VHFNFD Fixed Stations

>>> On 09/07/2009 at 09:44, in message
<59267.92.3.243.64.1247129044.R0EUQmlPTUt7RA==.squirrel at 92.3
.243.64>,
<chrypart at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Fixed stations
> 
> (iv) QSOs can only be established by replying to a station
calling "CQ"
> (Search and Pounce).
> 
> Can I ask if this rule was adhered to by some fixed
stations some of 
> whom I heard calling CQ during VHFNFD on 144Mhz?
particularly during 
> the Sporadic.


I'm not sure quite what you're asking here?

If someone is going to post an entry under the FS section
then yes of course they have adhered to the rule, otherwise
they should be disqualified.   I found it excruciating not
to be able to call CQ during the Es and nearly ditched any
intention of entering the contest, but stuck with it.  

 In fact I know there are others who agree with me that the
rule should be dropped.  It made the section almost
unworkable for those of us on the periphery.   I won't be
bothering entering again unless its dropped.


> 
> Im amazed to see a claimed score of 323 QSOs made using
this method 
> this morning. The band was unusually quiet up to 2300 when
I stopped 
> operating on Saturday.

I'm not sure where you're reading that.   The station with
323 qsos is g4rfr in the open section?
I made 64, I hope you don't that wasn't too many (I'm as
surprised as anyone else, I just have to type it all in now
and fix the times!)

> 
> 
> Im not pointing the finger at anyone, just a comment.
> Chris G0CLP/P


If you heard someone who has entered the FS section (beware
some of them are flagged as checklogs)  calling CQ then I
would have thought you were duty bound to contact the
contest organiser and state that.  

73
Andy
gm8oeg


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