[UK-CONTEST] Unwelcome new rules for the 160m Tests

[Roger Cooke]

Hi.

I apologise if I upset some of the newly licenced when I suggested the change 
was to placate those that complain
about not being able to do CW. This, of course, also applies to some of the 
not-so-newly licenced! 


1   Before I upset any more "newbies" reading this, I have nothing against 
"newbies" at all. 

  We have quite a number of non-CW people ( perhaps that is a less derogatory 
term? ) in NARC and I must
admit that I do push as many as I can into CW, being the GB2CW co-ordinator for 
my sins, so I guess you can
say that I am biased!  I do feel, however, that it is just laziness that 
prevents people attaining a CW skill, although
I do appreciate there are those that genuinely don't like it.  Good job they 
didn't try for a licence in 1956!
  
 2    I also feel that this could be the beginning of a trend of "mixing the 
modes" to placate the non-CW people. 

It would make more sense to cut the duration by one hour and then run a separate 
SSB event another time. Separate
sections would pose no problem. The twain would never need to mix! 

3    I can also see problems with the power change necessary if moving freq. I 
wouldn't like to listen to QRP stations
in my S-9 of noise that I have to cope with if raining. 

4    SSB is also anti-social at midnight plus. Most of the newly licenced around 
this area have a garden about 12ft square.
I don't know quite how they would be encouraged to use top band!  

Bob, 5B4AGB was eruditely articulate in his summation.  Please keep the sections 
separate.
 
  

 Regards from Roger, G3LDI
Swardeston, Norfolk.