[UK-CONTEST] nfd rules

[Tom GM4FDM]

I've been sitting on the sidelines with this one fretting and biting my 
nails.

Its been sometime since I entered NFD so feel that my comments may be a 
little (like me) dated!

Everybody bemoans the fact that there are not a lot of newcomers into 
contests like NFD and its the same old clubs
that enter each year.   Recently I visited a Club populated mainly by 
MM3s   A fine bunch of lads, anxious to learn,
but just totally put off and switched off by the constant talk of 
skimmers, 60 foot towers, reverse beacon networks and
so on.   Is it possible that we could have one contest where newcomers 
would not feel overwhelmed with technology and that they
could feel that they are achieving something using the simplest of 
stations.   Yes, I know there is an open and a restricted section,
but all the recent talk on the reflector has been of ramping up the 
Contest to satisfy the ego of the already elite.

There are many contests you can enter from home where you can use all 
the receivers and skimmers you want, single operator 5 radios and 
amplifiers  if you want it, but there should also be a contest like 
field day, where everything is simple, newcomers are welcome, and the 
technologyis not over their heads or beyond their means.

Tom
GM4FDM
GOM





On 13/06/2011 20:06, QUENTIN COLLIER wrote:
> We're thinking of permitting those (but only in the Open section) next year
> Colin.......
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> Quin WRR
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> even the "no rules" Ultimate fighting championship has "rules" ie no biting or
> eye gouging!
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