[UK-CONTEST] RSGB Contest Committee

[Andy Cowley]

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> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 10:00:17 -0700 (PDT)
> From: CHRIS COLCLOUGH <chrisg1vdp at btinternet.com>
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] RSGB Contest Committee
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> As an IOTA contester, and one from an island (EU-005 and EU-124) then I feel
> that the serial number for the Island station should be dropped. If the
> conditions are not briliant - like this year - it becomes hard for the receiving
> station to get all the report in one hit, this we noticed alot on Ramsey where
> we had to repeat numerous times the report.
> 
> In contests where there is no other information then I feel it should be kept.
> 
> IMHO.
> 
> 
> Chris Colclough
> G1VDP
> http://www.g1vdp.com
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The whole point of a contest exchange is to make sure that a good
communication has actually taken place. If the IOTA exchange causes
difficulty then it is doing its job FB. I'd bet there weren't many
repeats for the RST but lots for the serial and/or IOTA number? That
does point out that 'real' RSTs might be a good idea but 40 years of
habit is not going to change in HF contests. I'd vote for keeping the
exchange as-is. It really doesn't slow things down all that much, band
conditions make far more difference in my experience.

73

Andy, M1EBV