[UK-CONTEST] IOTA DXpeditions - Ynys Mon
Andy Swiffin
a.l.swiffin at dundee.ac.uk
Wed Jul 22 02:10:51 PDT 2009
>>> On 22/07/2009 at 08:18, in message
<246886.58344.qm at web86603.mail.ird.yahoo.com>, Stewart Rolfe
<gw0etf at btinternet.com> wrote:
> I gather recent IOTA eu124 status of Holy Island is due to some sort of
> 'cumulative' rule, viz -
>
> Ynys Mon -> Mainland = 196m = EU005 (<200m); Holy Island -> Ynys Mon = 5m = 201m ->
> Mainland = island (all measurements subject to arguments about state of tides
> etc...)
>
> But the argument above has just designated Ynys Mon as Mainland eu005
> therefore the 5m separation of Holy Island is to Mainland - isn't it??
> Circular logic or what?
I'm rather surprised that you boys down there have'nt got yourself organised with a digger and some spades, 4 Metres, no problem, you could even dig an extra metre out to make sure :-) Ynys Mon, EU124 again, here we go!
>
> Perhaps the definitive algorithm is:- "rule -> silly result = silly rule"
>
Can't argue with that. Funny, I see a pattern forming here.....
73
Andy
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