[UK-CONTEST] BERU Team Med

[Peter Hobbs]

Well done Brian!  Final team details don't need to be posted until the 
day before the event, but they do need to be accurate, e.g. as a minimum 
callsign details must be final, preferably with names to facilitate 
acknowledgements during the event, for which there is usually time in 
BERU!. This, and team selection / organisation are really the only 
duties of the team captains.   There were a couple of late entries from 
team members last year, which affected the result - I hasten to say not 
from the Med region - but this also needs checking up on after the event.

Please also note that team reserves only come into play up to the day 
before BERU.  One or more "floating" reserves are not allowed once the 
contest has commenced, i.e at that time the final team must be notified.

As Team competition umpire, for the past several years while Bob has 
been travelling, I have maintained the team news page, linked from 
beru.org.uk, for the last week or ten days before the event, but I'm not 
sure how possible this will be in 2012, as MiFi service is untested in 
the sparsely populated area of Gozo where I shall be located.  Hopefully 
Bob and I between us will find a non-travelling volunteer (other than 
one of the team captains) to take this temporary duty on.

Best wishes to you all for Christmas.

73, Peter G3LET

brian coyne wrote:

> Ok guys I will pick up the Team captaincy baton for a team based 
> around this region.
>  
> I did originally have the thought that a Team Cyprus could be a 
> possibility but realistically there would be times when we would have 
> difficulty fielding a full numbers team and a Team Med is a better 
> suggestion.
>  
> I am not aware of Alan's concerns other than he does not wish to 
> commit for the next beru, and perhaps if Bob 5B4AGN will be qrv he 
> would rather continue to support Team Asia.
>  
> Anyway Steve ZC4LI and myself are committed and the two Peters have 
> volunteered from 9H land so I need just organise one more plus a 
> reserve on the bench.
>  
> Perhaps Bob you will let me have any guidance notes, timetables etc 
> applicable to team captains and I will take this opportunity to thank 
> you and the committee for the 2010 winners trophy and also to Alan for 
> his gesture in collecting mine from you.
>  
> A happy and peaceful Christmas to you all.
>  
> 73  Brian 5B4AIZ.
>