[UK-CONTEST] Domineering VHF Contest Stations

[Andy Swiffin]

>>> On 08/05/2009 at 09:41, in message <4A03F04E.10002 at grebe.plus.com>, John Wilson
<uk-contest at grebe.plus.com> wrote:

> I'd just like to support the ideas proposed by Ray  in his earlier post 
> below.  I think these have a lot of merit.  I would encourage the VHF 
> contests committee to become a bit more proactive and try some new 
> ideas.  

> By having only UK squares count as a multiplier, that encourages greater UK 
> working interest. Adding postal codes as a multiplier throws it wide open to 
> the grass roots in every corner of the UK but more importantly means the 
> contest would be more fun because a greater level of strategy has to be 
> employed to pick up all those potential postal codes.

I know that Ray has raised this several times, and each time there have been a number of voices raised in agreement (mine included)  and each time it seems to have been completely ignored by the "management".   

Perhaps we could have a clear statement this time ( I don't think we have had that yet) from someone at RSGB central of

a)  Will this be considered?

b) If not - why not?

I think Rays suggestions are excellent for promoting inter UK VHF activity - there would no longer be much incentive for those in the centres of population to keep their beams pointing to the continent filling up their log with DL squares - why am I repeating this, Ray has already said it clearly enough and I cannot fault the logic.   Please can we have this properly considered with a very good reason to be given if its not tried.

Thanks
Andy
gm8oeg





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