[UK-CONTEST] Club Distance Rules

[Christopher Plummer]

Dave et al.,
 
A small group of local dedicated like minded amateurs can do fairly well, even against the big boys. Tall Trees has done well enough to come in the top ten of the 80mCC series most years, AND we are all within 35km of the club meeting place where we regularly meet to discuss progress on various projects and enjoy a friendly pint.  I don't think we have had more than 5 of us in any event throughout the last two years and sadly we lost one of our number to the big C earlier this year.  However half of us have nice low noise levels as we live in the 'country'.  
 
Should too many people follow the idea of 'Escape to the Country' with their noise generators (plasma TVs) then we shall have to buy the whole county or move to islands, at least for the time being there's not too many of them.  Recently next door changed hands and the new ooupants are of the escapees breed, and rather than let the grass be grazed they prefer to turn the 2 acres there into a large garden, hey ho, their ride on mower will soon run out of fuel....hopefully, and one more noise source will stop.  I can cope with electric fences, and arcing transformers and sizzling power lines, but people bring noise too close.
 
73 de Chris G8APB
 
 
 

> Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:21:03 +0000
> From: daveg3tbk at googlemail.com
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Club Distance Rules
> 
> To add another point to Lee's message.
> 
> For some of us in Rural locations it is true that there may be a Club 
> within the 35 km radius.
> However if they have no interest in contesting, there is little point in 
> joining them.
> 
> We are in the Clubs we are because they consist of like-minded 
> enthusiasts and in a sparesly populated area it is inevitable that the 
> distances will frequently be over 35km. However that does not stop us 
> going to regular meetings in the "traditional" way.
> 
> In trying to separate "national" and "regional" contest groups from 
> traditional local clubs it appears the Cttee have thrown out the baby 
> along with the bath water.
> 
> 73 Dave G3TBK
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