[UK-CONTEST] ROPOCO2 G3BJ

[Rob - G4LMW]

Indeed

Needing a Morse test is/was an absurd requirement.

But, it certainly leads to less CW ops. The trick is how to keep the CW 
"facet" of the hobby alive. The time will come when I have no-one to play 
with.

73, Rob
G4LMW
http://www.G4LMW.co.uk



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Harrison" <robharrison at g8hgn.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "Rob - G4LMW" <g4lmw at btconnect.com>; "'Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com'" 
<uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] ROPOCO2 G3BJ


>I can understand why M0RXX got upset, even though he missed the smiley.
> G4LMW expressed a view that is unfortunately still around. By putting the
> smiley he, G4LMW, didn't subscibe to that view, and nor do I.
>
> Never the less, had that view NOT still been around, the "joke" and the
> smiley would have been irrelevant.
>
> Bob G8HGN
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rob - G4LMW" <g4lmw at btconnect.com>
> To: "'Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com'" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] ROPOCO2 G3BJ
>
>
>>
>> Horses for courses Jim
>>
>> I can get on this contest because the XYL is still in bed. Later and I
>> could
>> not.
>>
>> I think the real answer is to have more ops learn CW. 599 001 is easy
>> enough
>> for those with no skill at all. Adding a random alpha-numeric exchange
>> severely thins out the field.
>>
>> I have a radical suggestion.. why can't we have a Morse Test (say 12WPM)
>> that you have to pass in order to obtain a "Superior" licence?
>>
>> ;-))
>>
>> 73, Rob
>> G4LMW
>> http://www.G4LMW.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jim Kellaway" <jkellaway at btinternet.com>
>> To: "'Don Beattie'" <g3ozf at btinternet.com>; "'Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com'"
>> <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 9:53 AM
>> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] ROPOCO2 G3BJ
>>
>>
>>> Changing the time would be a good start. They have done it for the new
>>> SSB
>>> leg.
>>>
>>> Jim G3RTE
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>>> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Beattie
>>> Sent: 01 August 2010 09:47
>>> To: Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com
>>> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] ROPOCO2 G3BJ
>>>
>>> Quiet here - just 59 Qs. How do we get more activity back into this
>>> contest
>>> ?
>>>
>>> Thanks to Paul for stirring it up by adding a Dublin postcode to the
>>> mix -
>>> I
>>> have no idea what the adjudicators will say !
>>>
>>> Two stations regrettably could not send their post code twice the same -
>>> a
>>> case for computer logging if ever I heard one !
>>>
>>> Thanks for all the Qs
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Don, G3BJ
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