[UK-CONTEST] Commonwealth Contest 2010

[cris at gm4fam.plus.com]

I planned in detail and stuck to the plan (well, more or less!) - what I
hadn't factored in was the long opening on 10m sunday morning (and it
opened VERY early for up here).
So took the gamble of leaving only 1/2 an hour or so at the end just in
case something happened - and it did, but much earlier than expected.

Consequently, perhaps there is an argument that the 12 hour section is
more challenging for those who stick around for the full 24 hours?!

73 Cris
GM4FAM

> 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
>>----- Original Message -----
>>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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>On 16 Mar 2010 at 9:05, cris at gm4fam.plus.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>73 Dave G3YMC
>>>
>>>http://www.davesergeant.com
>>>
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