[UK-CONTEST] Short Contest Call Sign

[John G3UUT]

Lets not get too pedantic about this.  If short calls can be used in the 
432 MHz section of the main contest and the same serial number sequence 
is used in both contests the Trophy contest is clearly a sub-event of 
the main contest.  Short calls should therefore be able to be used 
without a problem.

73 John G3UUT

On 08/05/2011 21:14, Rob Harrison wrote:
> 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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