[UK-CONTEST] RSGB 21 / 28MHz Contest 2010

[Brian Miller]

Hi Peter et al

Yes, we have not intention of moving the OCDX Contest away from the
first two weekends in October :-)

Thanks for all the participation last weekend and we look forward to
seeing plenty of G call signs in the CW section this weekend.

73

Brian ZL1AZE
Chair of OCDX Contest Committee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Day" <microwaves at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 5:29 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] RSGB 21 / 28MHz Contest 2010


> Could the date of the 21/28 be moved so that it does not coincide 
> with
> another contest I enjoy... the VK ZL Oceania Contest SSB section? 
> Last
> weekend I spent 24 hours from Sat 0800=Sun 0800 in the  VK/ZL and 
> then
> had to decide whether or not to miss its last hour to start the 
> 21/28 at
> at 0700 as the two contests overlapped!  After one 24 hour contest 
> it
> took some effort at my 73 years to start a further 12 hour stint :-)
>
> Also it's a great pity that the RSGB Convention falls across the 
> same
> weekend as the CW session of the VK/ZL/Oceania contest. This contest 
> is
> a big one and is most enjoyable, especially on CW. What would we say 
> if
> one of our major RSGB Contests was  affected ion a similar way by a
> major convention?
>
> BTW, please don't ask the VK ZL committee to move theirs :-) I think 
> I
> can hear their "raspberry" from here already!
>
> Peter G3PHO
>
>
>
> On 04/10/2010 15:16, Clive GM3POI wrote:
>> I agree Steve,
>>      Why could not it be opened up so that anyone can
>> work anyone but for MUCH less points than UK Qs say a
>> 10:1 ratio and have the existing mults. That would
>> take the pressure off the variable G numbers most of
>> whom aren't interested in Contests anyway. We the UK
>> should not give away a prime slot in October.
>> 73 Clive GM3POI
>
>
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