[UK-CONTEST] G0TZZ queries

[Jim Kellaway]

Too much moaning going. There seems to an impression that contesting is some
great skill and people need to be have their hands held. In reality picking
up the principals of contesting is much easier than mastering the controls
on my DVD player.

Goodness when I first started contesting I even had to NET my TX onto the RX
frequency for S&Ping.

Please no more of this stupidity.

73 Jim G3RTE

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Chris Rolinson G7DDN
Sent: 24 January 2011 14:19
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] G0TZZ queries

"No, because it's not either-or".  

In which case, may I respectfully suggest that as many contests as possible
have an "S&P only" section, a "run-only" section and a ""mixed S&P and run"
section? (objection solved?)

And in addition may I also propose...

1. That the RSGB introduce some kind of Foundation-based contest, where ONLY
foundation licence holders can run - that should encourage some new blood to
try contesting out without getting "swamped" with 400w+ signals. After all
Foundation license holders are usually only just getting over being mike-shy
when they come on air...

2. That the 2m/70cm UKACs (and maybe other VHF/UHF contests) have some kind
of section that rewards, in some way, taking part with a vertical antenna -
I recall that Callum brought something like this up in the past and for the
life of me, I cannot think of one good reason against it.

In case it is not obvious, I am not being awkward for the sake of it;  these
suggestions are aimed at getting more NEW stations interested in contesting
on the basis that they can actually ACHIEVE something within a given event.


Doesn't the future of UK contesting depend on getting more people interested
in it?

Chris G7DDN










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