[UK-CONTEST] Short Contest Call Sign

[Rob Harrison]

Hi Chris,

The URL below doesn't include the 432 Trophy. Participating is fine, 
entering is not. Other "overlapping" contests are available.

I'll repeat my last line of previous post. "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."  That's why SCC's have been relatively rare on VHF/UHF in 
the past. That doesn't take away your choice to use your SCC, you're just 
limited in what contests you can enter. In fact it can be a disadvantage 
under poor signal conditions, as the other end of the QSO tries to get 
letters that aren't there.

With the recent upsurge in SCC's, and from here I'm speculating BTW, I'd say 
most have been taken up by HF contesters. With the growth of the VHF/UHF 
UKAC's, a lot of stations are trying out these bands now and will want to 
use their SCC's. I'm also assuming this overlapping situation doesn't occur 
in HF contests, I've no experience of HF operating/contesting.

See here for a list of approved contests allowing SCC's to be used 
http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/information/scc.shtml

73

Bob G8HGN








----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris G4FZN" <ukcontest at mailbox01.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Short Contest Call Sign


>
> Hi,
>
> I agree with most of what you say, Bob (and John), however I don't 
> perceive
> that the 432MHz Trophy contest is a "sub-event" within the 24hr MAY UHF
> contest. They are quite separate contests, you can enter one and not the
> other, or the other and not the one if you see what I mean.
>
> And if a group does decide enter both at the same time, shouldn't it 
> operate
> within whichever one has the "tightest" t's and c's in both the contest
> rules and the licence rules?
>
> -- 
> Chris
> G4FZN
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:uk-contest-
>> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rob Harrison
>> Sent: 09 May 2011 19:57
>> To: John G3UUT; uk-contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Short Contest Call Sign
>>
>>
>> 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
>
>
>
>
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