[UK-CONTEST] May 2m Contest

[Ray James]

--- On Fri, 15/5/09, David Butler <g4asr at btinternet.com> wrote:

> David G4ASR replied ......

With his opinion....everyone has one.
The problem is that there is no consensus on this issue and little or no consultation made regarding how the UK VHF+ contest operating procedures either develop with new technologies or stay rooted in how things used to be done in the pre-DXC/KST days.
What is so difficult with giving UK VHF+ operators an assisted and non-assisted category and let the operator decide which suits them best?
Also, if arranging "challenging" schedules during a contest is so bad, why was the roof placed at 70cm and not all bands?
What makes it okay on 23cm, 13cm, 9cm, 6cm, 3cm but not okay on 70cm and 2m? The frenchman who put forward a late proposal at Cavtat to ban the cluster/kst etc for ALL IARU contests VHF+ contests was proposing all frequencies but used RSGB's CC lead as an example. Am I right in suspecting he was told to return to a future meeting to bring a re-drafted proposal that didn't include frequencies above 70cm?!
It comes across as too few people or organisations making decisions on operators behalf without full consultation, not establishing the need for change or providing alternatives.  

73 Ray GM4CXM
IO75TW GS