[UK-CONTEST] The G0MTN Christmas message (long)

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-----Original Message-----
From: David G3YYD <g3yyd at btinternet.com>
To: UK-Contest at contesting.com
Sent: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 21:59
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] The G0MTN Christmas message (long)




BARTG got round this one by putting the best in their own category so the best 
ompete with themselves and the second tier compete among themselves. 
aybe something similar could be done?

Used to do road rallying here.  Similar categorisation (expert, semi-expert, novice) with a section win elevating one to the one above for next and subsequent events.  Worked great! (too great actually - it got 'banned'  after a while :>)

Al G0XBV






-----Original Message-----
From: David G3YYD <g3yyd at btinternet.com>
To: UK-Contest at contesting.com
Sent: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 21:59
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] The G0MTN Christmas message (long)


Lee
Thank you for your very thoughtful and comprehensive report and analysis
I will limit my comment to 80m CC.
First: Highly congested band is great that is what a contest is about. 
uge amount of activity with more stations active than available 
andwidth. It happens in all the great contests. Dealing with QRM and 
orking around it is all part of high activity contesting that means 
igh QSO rate. QRM free is low activity and low rate.
Second: the top contesters will always be the top contesters and as such 
re going to occupy the top positions. Why? because they are simply the 
est operators with the best stations. This can and does put off the 
uys who are not such good operators and have weaker stations. BARTG got 
ound this one by putting the best in their own category so the best 
ompete with themselves and the second tier compete among themselves. 
ay something similar could be done?
Third: The best will be the older, more experienced, probably with more 
vailable money and time. When I was first licensed it was the G+2 
etter, G2+3 letter and early G3+3 letter who dominated contesting. Just 
appens most are now SK so it is now the later G3 and G4 3 letter etc. 
o doubt in time many Ms will take over as the G+3 letters go SK or 
oose the drive to contest.
Fourth: Guest operating, excellent idea, tried it here with local club, 
sked many times and had no takers. Thoughts of horse, trough, drink 
ome to mind.
73 David G3YYD
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