[UK-CONTEST] BERU - HQ stations

[johndunnington at johndunnington.karoo.co.uk]

Hello Peter,Frank et all
Been following the debate at a distance so far..

If it is so difficult to field a second team then perhaps consideration
should be given to embracing the more disadvantaged members (but still
keen)running 100w and wires or simple verticals.? It may just be possible
to enlarge the scope of the team event by allowing this level of station
into their own team competition but not necessarly into teams of 10 but say
maximum of 5 or 6 members.(Akin to Open and Restricted Field Days)
I realise it is difficult to field full teams all running QRO with decent
beams and LF Antennas in some parts. However the rivalry between say a GM
Team and G Team would add some more spice to a rejunevated BERU as a result
of the team introduction.

Over the next few years when some spots return we could be organised to
take advantage even if only using 100w and bits of wire.With the minnows
providing feed for the big boys..

Food for thought.

73

John J79WR aka G3LZQ  

Original Message:
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From: Peter Hobbs peter at tilgate.co.uk
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:52:13 -0000
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] BERU - HQ stations


Frank

A determined attempt WAS made to deliver a second VE team this year, but 
didn't quite make it.  It's a tough one, because all the most experienced 
guys are already spoken for.  Bit like cricket really  . . .

73, Peter G3LET

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Hunt" <zl2br at ihug.co.nz>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] BERU - HQ stations


> I'm not convinced that we need any HQ stations at all in the Beru,
> never mind a whole heap more!
>
> I don't believe that having more HQ stations active will result in
> increased interest and activity in the contest. The good general
> promotional work that G3PJT and others have been doing and the
> introduction of the team competition have born fruit so why not
> continue in the same manner?
>
> Taking into consideration the number of G and VE stations who are
> active in this contest compared with the rest of the Commonwealth, I
> find it hard to understand why there have not been multiple G and VE
> teams.
>
> The worse case scenario of having say 25 or more unique bonus point
> HQ stations, (although I will admit it's extremely unlikely to happen
> in the Beru), is a smaller scale version of the all out big gang
> warfare that takes place between multi-multi European stations in the
> IARU contest. Initially in this particular contest only IARU Zones
> were multipliers. Then the rules were changed and HQ stations were
> given unique multiplier status and now the number of HQ station
> unique mults exceeds the number of Zone mults. In my opinion and a
> few others, this contest has gone down hill as a result.
>
> 73, Frank ZL2BR
>
> On 19 Mar 2009 at 0:00, gm4fam at tiscali.co.uk wrote:
>
>> 100% agree with the proposal of an HQ station in each UK DXCC;
>> otherwise the rules for this unique event are fine as they are.
>>
>> 73 Cris
>> GM4FAM
>>
>> >As the operator of one of the Canadian HQ stations, I have to agree.
>> It does
>> >seem logical for the UK to be able to field a HQ station for each
>> prefix
>> >region just as we, and other countries, are.
>> >
>> >I would also like to put forward a proposal to allow a country's HQ
>> stations
>> >to form a team or teams in order to compete amongst themselves. More
>> >internal competition might be fun.
>
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