[UK-CONTEST] Contest QSO s

[cris at gm4fam.plus.com]

Oh come on guys - please let's not go back to the sterile, futile and
infantile arguments of VHF vs HF; they both have their skillsets and both
are there to be enjoyed.

73 Cris
GM4FAM

>
> I assume from you comments you dont do VHF contest? I work around 100
> qso's
>  on a Tues night with my set up. Yes location is key as is SKILL. I too
> find HF  boring! Oh yes I have come 3rd on 80m SSB afs with my TS2000X
> Well I
> did have to  give the others a head start! As for CQWW won my section in
> that
> too! The main  difference between VHF and HF contests is those on VHF as a
> rule exchange  meaningful information on the other hand HF give
> meaningless
> information as most  of the time all you need is the call
>
> Reg G8VHI
>
> In a message dated 07/08/2010 23:40:38 GMT Daylight Time,
> colin at gm0rlz.entadsl.com writes:
>
> guys are  you not all missing the point?
>
> its horses for courses
> cqww is all  about rate
> ropoco is all about accuracy
> vhf is all about filling in your  spare time!
>
> you are trying to compare oranges with apples.
>
> Why  not just accept that different contests require different skill sets
> and
> this is what attracts different operators to different contests
>
> At  VHF its location, location, location! nothing to do with operator
> skill!
>
> prove me wrong and win the vhf championship from GM,GI or GW  where you
> dont
> have lots of DL and PA stations a few hundred Km  away!
>
> 73 Colin GM0RLZ
>
>
>
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