[UK-CONTEST] Individual Short Contest Callsigns

[Stewart GM4AFF]

There are a few anomalies which arise when the QSO count is the determining
factor. Why is the final score not being used? That's what determined who
did 'best' in the event!
I made more QSOs in IOTA 2008 in my section than the leading station but I
didn't win. QSO counts for CQ contests last year are generally not
available - only claimed scores - which will probably include dupes and
certainly busts.
Another anomaly occurs in VHF contests. I made 26 QSOs in my section and
came 2nd in the Marconi Memorial and the leading station made 68 QSOs. The
station who came 3rd made 39!
What happens in a Multi event with 2 or 3 ops and I'm one of the operators?
How many QSOs can I claim as an individual?
For major contests I have compared my totals with the leader in my section
only - not my country. So, I have compared my SOAB score with the likes of
HC8N and EF8M (SOAB).
What does IOTA Multi-mode mean? Does it mean the callsign issued can only be
used in multi-mode entries?
So many questions... (no answers required)

73
Stewart
GM4AFF

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Mark Haynes
Sent: 25 February 2010 20:48
To: UK Contest Reflector
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Individual Short Contest Callsigns


This is a promising move by Ofcom. Congratulations to those involved in
making this happen.

The qualification criteria is certainly interesting. We all understand that
number of QSOs is often not the best measure, but more by the score
obtained. It may be confusing, though possible, to enter a lower number of
QSOs by the winning station than your own! This happened to me some years
ago when G0MTN thrashed me on mults in the 12 hour section of IOTA, though I
made something like 200 QSOs more :)
I can only assume that the leading station is that of the category and DXCC
of the contest. For example, leading 'G' in CQWW counts as first place,
therefore you have one - as per the certificate, the words used are 'for
winning' with a 1st place indicated in this scenario.

A short contest call is likely to increase the rate a little, and this is
supported by the number of QSLs received when I use G1A in a contest instead
of my home call. If you have a short contest call with a rare prefix, such
as G9* or M9*, many hams will be more tempted to call you. Some would say
that it gives you a few extra db's in signal strength!

I wonder if Ofcom could be tempted to issue short calls for Intermediate
Licence holders - such as 2E5A!

73,
Mark M0DXR

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