[UK-CONTEST] Short Contest Call Sign

[Rob Harrison]

Hi John,

Agreed, however the rules for entering the Trophy state otherwise.

Obviously this only crops up where contests overlap, which some do at 
VHF/UHF. It may be an Ofcom requirement rather than something CC can 
determine, and being a sub-event within the main contest, may just need a 
nod from Ofcom. I think, seeing Ed's post, this may be discussed by CC at 
the weekend.

It's all a bit of a waste on VHF/UHF. The QSO rates don't warrant any 
perceived advantage you'd get with a special call.

73

Bob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John G3UUT" <UK-Contest at grebe.plus.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Short Contest Call Sign


>
> 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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