[UK-CONTEST] VHF-NFD Fixed Stations

[Bob Henderson]

Hi Andy

I know nothing about VHF contesting but I imagined this might......

1.  Underwrite the event as a "Field Day" contest.  Awarding points for
fixed to fixed station Qs appears inconsistent with the idea of a "Field
Day" event.  This approach is common in HF Field Day events.

2.  Get fixed stations to focus on working /P stations.

3.  Allow fixed stations to work as many other fixed stations as they wish
but not for points.

4.  Untie the hands of fixed station operators allowing them to call CQ at
will.  Must be very frustrating not being allowed to do so during an Es
event.

Quite some way short of a panacea for sure.

Bob, 5B4AGN

A Cyprus Amateur Radio Society HQ station H2Q during the IARU contest.


2009/7/10 Andy Swiffin <a.l.swiffin at dundee.ac.uk>

>
> wrote:
> > Perhaps I'm missing the point but.........
> >
> > Why don't you just make contacts between fixed stations worth zero
> points?
> >
> > Putting fixed stations in breach of contest rules if they call CQ does
> > nothing to inspire their participation in the contest.
>
> I'm not sure that solves anything -  The outlying fixed stations are just
> going to run out of people to work.   We had the Es last Saturday, without
> that I would have had about 30 stations to work, hardly worth the effort.
> People who enter the fixed section are only competing against themselves -
> it doesn't dilute the real "competition".
>
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