[UK-CONTEST] Short Contest Call Sign

[Rob Harrison]

Hi,

Short calls on VHF/UHF have in the past been fairly rare, the recent spate
of new ones may throw up a few irregularities.

I would think that the call holder or group are new to VHF/UHF and aren't
fully conversant with the rules governing the short call. A claimed score
doesn't necessarily mean the station will put in an entry. It could be
he/she has put the claimed score in the wrong section.

Operating in this overlapping contest with a short call is not breaking the
NoV, only entering the Trophy part would do that, although the operator
could say he/she was actually in the IARU contest, but didn't do the full 24
hours.

Maybe the holder will come on here and explain later.

73

Bob G8HGN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris G4FZN" <ukcontest at mailbox01.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 7:58 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Short Contest Call Sign


>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> At the time of writing, a claimed score has been submitted for the 432MHz
> Trophy contest from a group using a short contest callsign. There will
> probably be more to come.
>
>
>
> I hold an NoV for a group with a short contest callsign, however the 
> 432MHz
> Trophy contest is not on the list of recognised contests attached to the
> NoV. So, although we entered, we decided not to air our short callsign. In
> the event, we didn't do very well at all - there wasn't much activity to 
> be
> heard in IO94.
>
>
>
> Short callsigns are permitted in this weekend's May 432MHz to 248GHz
> contest, recently ended - however this is a different contest from the
> 432MHz Trophy even though the times overlap. What is the position? As the
> 432MHz Trophy contest is not listed on the NoV, would not any activity in
> that contest would be outside the t's and c's. Or am I wrong? The last 
> thing
> I want is to upset the applecart, and I realise I could have asked this
> question before the test and not afterwards.
>
>
>
> -- 
>
> Chris
>
> G4FZN
>
>
>
>
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