[UK-CONTEST] Beru categories

[Clive Whelan]

I propose the following category!

HF: Maximum 2 elements at no greater than 9m above ground

LF: Single vertical of height no greater than 8m

Amplifier: Single tube, 4CX800 maximum

Geriatric: > 65 years old, unable to stay awake much past midnight

Domestic: All meals and beverages to be prepared by the operator him/her 
self

Canine challenged: Must walk the dog at least twice during the contest

Dress: Sloppy; jeans, T shirt and slippers

Demeanour: Grumpy


Yeah, think I might win that one ;-)


73


Clive
GW3NJW

Ken Eastty wrote:
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>>  Message: 1 Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:24:47 +0000 (GMT) From: brian
>>  coyne <g4odv at yahoo.co.uk> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Beru categories.
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>>  I enjoy taking part in Beru for the many reasons we see stated by all
>>  of the participants but I cannot help feeling that I am operating in
>>  a category where nothing can be achieved. ? This is not a whinge but
>>  an attempt to draw attention to the anomaly of including low power
>>  stations with a beam antenna in the 'open' section. The subject has
>>  been raised before, I think the main rejecting reason given by the
>>  committee was a reluctance to create further categories and
>>  fragmentation of the result tables likened to the vhf contest results
>>  tables.
>>
>>  ......... 73? Brian 5B4AIZ.
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> I fully agree Brian, I guess that the majority of stations in the UK are 
> you describe and these unless you live way out in the 'sticks' you're 
> lucky to be able to erect anything better than wire dipoles or a vertical.
> Those of us who do manage to erect a small tri-band beam on a low mast 
> must enter the Open category of BERU which puts us in the same league as 
> the lucky few who have mono-banders for 40m & up bands at 60 ft + and 4 
> Squares etc. for the lower bands.
> I won't bother to raise the question of why some of these UK stations 
> find it necessary to use amplifiers with a capability of 1kW+. (I forgot 
> that some people have very very long feeders!)
> There needs to be an 'unlimited' category for stations equipped like 
> this, exactly where the the line is drawn might (?) be the subject of 
> much discussion. I would also include any station possessing an 
> amplifier with an O/P of more than 1kW regardless of antennas in this 
> category, I note that there are those who seem to be reluctant to admit 
> what amplifier they use, why would that be?
>
> 73....
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> Ken
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> G3LVP
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> IO81WV (5 other stations active in BERU within about a 1 mile radius 
> might make this the most active area in the UK?)
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