[UK-CONTEST] [CDXC] 15 m open

[Alex GM3ZBE]

Hi Mike
Have to say I laughed out loud when I heard you on 15M telling Non BERU 
ops to apply to the Queen for Commonwealth membership for next year! :-)
Alex, GM3ZBE

Mike Harris wrote:
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>
> Hi Rag,
>
> Interesting comment but I'm not sure I understand the bit about "I
> would think it is an old tradition that needs reshaping, IMHO". If
> a few hundred amateurs want to engage in a pretty harmless pursuit
> once a year then it lives as long as they want to do it, the
> sponsors to continue with it or the necessary circumstances prevail
> i.e. a British commonwealth. One day I guess the CERU (Chinese
> etc..) will take over and you will be forced to enter it.
>
> The grief seems to come from those who do not qualify for a QSO at
> that time and don't understand why. I certainly do not expect
> everyone to understand the BERU bit in the CQ or whatever. What I
> do expect is if you don't understand the odd CQ template think
> before calling, I don't call folks in the CQWW for a rag-chew, folks
> calling FOC and so on.
>
> Not too many point their beams south either but there are
> compensating advantages most of the time.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike VP8NO
>