[UK-CONTEST] 4m Trophy

[cris at gm4fam.plus.com]

100% agree with you Quin.

I have seen various comments regarding the "lottery of Es openings",
"maximising the use of your station for Tropo openings", etc etc.

>From this remote area under normal conditions I will be lucky to hear and
work 3 stations; the nearest regular participant is 150 miles away in mid
GM, next might be a portable in IO94/93 and occasionally a Welsh station
where a good path exists between us.

While I am delighted to hand out points to these 'deserving three' who in
their right mind would consider that an average QSO rate of less than one
per hour is a contest?!

I can see very well that in populated areas normal propagation will put a
lot of QSOs in the log and good luck to them; but from up here no chance!

So, the lottery of Es would indeed add some spice, would certainly give
more remote stations a chance of success, but very probably give those in
populated areas the edge when the dust settles.

73 Cris
GM4FAM


> I'd like to put an alternative point of view. I have to admit up front
> that I am
> a very rare operator on 4m (basically VHF NFD for the club): but hopefully
> that
> doesn't disqualify me from expressing an opinion!
>
> I don't disagree that the availability of sporadic E makes it a bit of a
> lottery: but from the point of view of very modest stations that might be
> an
> advantage.  Under tropo only conditions we know that we'll be way down the
> stack
> ("I know my place" to quote from a 1960s comedy sketch).....but the
> possibility
> with Es that we might fortuitously be in the right place and do well adds
> a
> certain piquancy to the proceedings and perhaps makes it more enjoyable.
>
> Asbestos suit on and ready for counterblast....
>
> 73,
>
>
>
>
> Quin G3WRR
>
> PS - this is if course my personal view and not that of me with my Contest
> Committee hat on.....
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ken Eastty <ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com>
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 July, 2010 11:00:27
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 4m Trophy
>
> Bryn seems to have summed up what most other entrants to the
> 4m Trophy contest thin, This contest should be moved back to the August
> date as E's make it too much of a lottery (even if it might allow those
> of us who are not as well placed as Bryn to give him a run for his
> money!).
> The change of time & date this year certainly didn't do much for
> activity & the number of stations entering.
>
> I would be very interested to see a map of all of the stations appearing
> in the logs entered, the maps showing the stations that I worked this
> year & '09 seem to show some areas where there are no (or very few)
> stations active, in particular London within the M25 where in the past
> there was plenty of 4m activity & the East Midlands.
> Is there really no activity in these areas or am I just not hearing what
> activity there is?
>
> 73...
>
> Ken
>
> G3LVP
>
>
>
>
>>
>> Do not move 4m Trophy so that it "might" align with possible Es
>> propagation. All Es does during a contest is unbalance the "playing
>> field" Es 
>>can be
>> good in one area and absolutely do nothing in the rest of the UK.
>
>>
>> Stop all the griping and leave the 4m and 6m Trophies well alone.
>>
>
>>
>> Bryn Llewellyn G4DEZ
>>
>>
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