[UK-CONTEST] VHF-NFD Fixed Stations

[Mike Farmer]

3LZQ has forgotten the quaint British technique of only reading the rules if
you have a problem - its exactly the same a "when all else fails RTFM"
I am sure that if the rule makers thought that their rules would be read
then we would get a set of sensible rules!

Standing back with head dowm

73 de Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian White GM3SEK" <gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] VHF-NFD Fixed Stations


> G3LZQ John wrote:
> >My favourite topic...
> >What did Fred Laun K3ZO say at the first Contest Uni?
> >Before you enter..read the rules, then read again to make sure you
> >understand, then only then press the key in anger..
> >I agree bonkers in the first degree..lots of folks only want to have a
few
> >Q's to help out..
> >73
> >
> >John
>
> "Before you PUBLISH the rules, read the rules" works pretty well too...
> and so does the rest of it.
>
>
> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> >[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Nigel G3TXF
> >Sent: 09 July 2009 12:36
> >To: UK Contest Reflector
> >Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] VHF-NFD Fixed Stations
> >
> >
> >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
> >
>
>