[UK-CONTEST] IOTA -" nul points" for Fixed-to-Fixed, pse!

[Tom Wylie]

You have to keep the interest of the fixed non island stations or there 
will be much less activity.

You can imagine lugging your equipment to an island (other than via a 
bridge) to call CQ and only work another 200 or so similar stations on 
other islands.

Sure the UK is an Island as is Japan but I think is you zero point inter 
- non island QSOs, these guys will just no longer take part.

I would accept 1 point per QSO for these types of QSO but otherwise I 
think the scoring should remain the same.   The contest is still 
increasing in popularity and I'm a great believer in "if it aint broke - 
don't fix it."

There will be times when the 100w or less island stations can command a 
frequency and call CQ, but for much of the Contest they will be relying 
on S & P (or should it be S & M - I think anybody who goes to an Island 
with 100 watts must have a masochistic streak)....

I can imagine sitting on an island calling CQ looking for other Island 
Stations if we have frightened off all the non island participants...

There should be NO certificates or Trophies for non Island Stations..

Just my 2p worth

Tom
GM4FDM - GM5V


On 03/08/2010 19:02, Robin Thompson wrote:
> As one of the "regularly operating IOTAs"
> I agree with Paul as well...
> Increase the incentive for non Island stations to chase the Dxpeditions and
> Islands, instead of strings of more non Island stations !
>
> Otherwise I would say things are pretty much "just right" ...
>
> Robin
> G3TKF
> Op for GJ6YB (and many other G6YB operations!)
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:uk-contest-
>> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Paul O'Kane
>> Sent: 03 August 2010 16:49
>> To: UK Contest Reflector
>> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] IOTA -" nul points" for Fixed-to-Fixed, pse!
>>
>> To avoid misunderstanding, here's a summary of the
>> current IOTA points structure, and what I've
>> suggested.
>>
>>
>> Old New  Category
>>
>>   3   3   Island to Own-Island (same IOTA Ref)
>> 15  15   Island to Other-Island
>>   3   5   Island to non-Island - Changed
>>
>> 15  15   Non-Island to Island
>>   3   1   Non-Island to Non-Island - Changed
>>
>>
>> If the two suggested changes were to be considered, there
>> might be an argument for changing Island to Own-Island
>> from 3 to 5 (the same as for Island to Non-Island).
>>
>> 73,
>> Paul EI5DI
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