[UK-CONTEST] Commonwealth Contest 2010

[Peter Hobbs]

I think it's a pragmatic thing Clive, first introduced when the 
Restricted section returned to BERU, to encourage entries from the busy 
family guy and maybe some of the older generation.  After all, for many, 
it's an annual gathering rather than an all-out competitive event.  
There's been discussion about scrapping 12 hrs since the Restricted 
Section reverted to what it says on the label but there's still a 
significant lobby to keep it.  As Cris says though, if you go for it 
seriously, it can be very frustrating, especially if you listen and fret 
rather than rest (as intended!) during the "rest" periods.

Of course, anyone looking to do well as a 12 hr player has to plan their 
campaign in detail and stick to it, otherwise temptation becomes 
overwhelming.  There should be no scope for surprises!

73, Peter G3LET

Clive GM3POI wrote:

>I agree with Dave's Comments. I have always wondered 
>why there is a 12 hour section, when other Major 
>contests do not ( expect RSGB) is it a British lowest 
>common denominator thing. It does then become a 
>lottery who manages to work the part timers, and 
>dependant on part timers choosing the correct times 
>to operate
> for propagation.  73 Clive GM3POI
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>From: "Dave Sergeant" <dave at davesergeant.com>
>To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:28 AM
>Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Commonwealth Contest 2010
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>>On 16 Mar 2010 at 9:05, cris at gm4fam.plus.com wrote:
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>>>With contacts now possible on 5 bands from these 
>>>Northern climes
>>>choosing operating times in the 12 hour section 
>>>has become almost
>>>impossibly difficult for score optimisation, so 
>>>will do 24 hours next
>>>year
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>>It is perhaps questionable whether the 12 hour 
>>sections can really be
>>justified in this sort of contest. I set out 
>>intending to do 12 hours
>>in a not very serious entry with no overnight 
>>operating, but when I had
>>finished I found I had actually done 14 hours. And 
>>that was with some
>>hours, especially on Saturday morning, only having 
>>one or two QSOs. So
>>I entered 24 hours (restricted). I thought I might 
>>have qualified for
>>the QRP certificate (which I see I won last year, 
>>but don't seem to
>>have actually received the bit of paper...) but it 
>>seems from posts on
>>GQRP there are some who exceeded my 71 QSOs.
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>>An enjoyable contest, just as the chance to work 
>>some rarer stuff
>>without the EU competition, but never one where I 
>>would get anywhere
>>near winning so I guess it doesn't really matter 
>>what column I appear
>>in.
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>>73 Dave G3YMC
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>>http://www.davesergeant.com
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