[UK-CONTEST] CW Open contest - session 1

[G4FNL]

Hi Deni
I made mention previously of how difficult it was to find entrants in
amongst the RDA contest traffic. I don't recall too many contests where
contestants are unsure what contests they are in - but it does happen - but
usually the exchanges are mutually acceptable or people adapt to suit. 
However, last weekend was an example where the exchanges were not compatible
- and I had several non-QSOs because of the refusal of Russian operators to
send me their name despite several requests at QRS speeds. I didn't really
mind, because the wretched CW Open contest was so slow, it didn't make any
real difference to my score, but it was frustrating because the Russian guys
had called me (despite me using "Test CWO" or sometimes "Test CW Open" when
eliciting Q's) 
So, I reckon the CWO should move to another weekend - perhaps when an SSB or
RTTY contest is in full swing. I wonder -how's the weekend of 1st April next
year looking ;>)
73 Graham G4FNL


-----Original Message-----
From: F5vjc [mailto:foxfive.vjc at gmail.com] 
Sent: 23 August 2011 17:27
To: Stewart Rolfe
Cc: uk-contest at contesting.com; G4FNL
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] CW Open contest - session 1

Doesn't this happen often, ie more than one contest over the same
period or overlapping contests?

This puzzles me as not eveyrone ID/s WHICH contest they are
participating in, ie often just "TEST or CQ TEST"

How do you guys handle this? Just work everyone, or what is the best
approach?

73, Deni
F5VJC

On 21 August 2011 09:54, Stewart Rolfe <gw0etf at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Graham,
>
> I did the second session 9pm to 1am local time, just 20m and 40m. Better
than I envisaged; the RDA wasn't as disruptive as I expected. Maybe
skip/conditions more suited NA which made up the vast bulk of the activity
at that time. No beam here for 20 and a vertical on 40m but even 40 seemed
easy to dodge the RDA stations. Was called by several and logged them
without any exchange so presumably won't score.
>
> Even so only 148 contacts (HP). Not brilliant as I say but not the
disaster I was ready for....is the contest calendar getting a bit clogged
up?
>
> 73,
>
> Stewart, GW0ETF
>
>
> --- On Sat, 20/8/11, G4FNL <g4fnl at bubloz.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> From: G4FNL <g4fnl at bubloz.demon.co.uk>
>> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] CW Open contest - session 1
>> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
>> Date: Saturday, 20 August, 2011, 19:39
>> I've just taken part in the first of
>> the three sessions of the new CW Open
>> contest. Unfortunately, it coincided with the Russian RDA
>> contest and was
>> consequently difficult to see the "wood for the trees". At
>> least that how it
>> seemed to me. I wonder whether anyone else from the UK took
>> part - and what
>> your feelings for the contest are?  I made a pathetic
>> 95 Qs over the four
>> hour period in the 100W section (less than 25/hour). I
>> heard USA stations
>> swapping serial numbers of 200+ but I couldn't hear any
>> Europeans with such
>> high scores.  I wish the contest well but I might have
>> to think twice about
>> operating next time.
>>
>> 73 Graham G4FNL
>>
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