[UK-CONTEST] ROPOCO2 G3BJ

[Roger G3SXW]

Rob - fewer CW operators? I don't think so. Removal of the CW test served to 
INcrease CW participation, specially in contests.
73 de Roger/G3SXW.


----- 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 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] ROPOCO2 G3BJ


> 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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