[UK-CONTEST] M5

Tue Oct 11 11:46:40 PDT 2011

I was not able to hang on to the end as I had to get Bo OZ2M back to the  
airport. My point is this. Out of all those who have thrown teddy out due to 
the  M5 rule. How many have come on for a 1 year stint and had a try? I need 
to  work both DX and UK. As my points per qso are dire otherwise. I cant 
see what  the problem is it is after all a UK activity contest! 

Reg G8VHI 

In a message dated 11/10/2011 09:50:17 GMT Daylight Time,  
roger.thawley at sky.com writes:

Here,  here.

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From:  uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]  On Behalf Of Ray James
Sent: 11 October 2011 01:53
To:  uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] M5

Surely there  wasn't anything to argue about?

M5 has produced the greatest increase  in total UK support for VHF, UHF and
Microwave contesting we've seen in  years.
UK Activity Contests have become UK inclusive rather than UK  exclusive.
Participation has hit substantially greater numbers throughout  the whole of
the UK despite the self exclusion of some operators, mainly in  JO01 and
JO02.
The results thus far identify that competition is keen  with no area in
particular having a one sided advantage month on month as  experienced in 
the
past under M3.
Claimed scores are much closer overall  and final results often too close to
call until adjudication is complete.  In other words, it has now become
really competitive.
Bryn G4DEZ on the  east coast in JO03 retains most top "open section" spots
including 6m and  2m and proves the point I told him privately when he
threatened to stop  entering UKAC's, that he could still maintain his 
winning
position working  EU for "points per QSO" only as long as he also
concentrated on picking up  as many UK square multipliers as possible. He's
done just that but he's now  got competition have never had before on his
heels.
The same can be said  for many of the stations in JO01, JO02 and probably
IO91 who no longer  enter for whom 600km - 800km UK contacts are as possible
as what they  achieve beaming into the continent. Most are just not that 
used
to trying  it as often.
70cm appears the greatest mixed bag with  SBRS G8OHM  (IO92) and David M0GHZ
(IO81) pitting battle in the open section, Peter  G4CLA (IO92), Cambridge
Group G3PYE/P (JO02) and Tony GW8ASD (IO83)  battling the Restricted section
and IO83's in dominance in the low power  domain.
23cm UKAC was a primary concern to myself and in particular as the  south
east is a hot bed of microwave activity including many fellow  committee
members of the UK Microwave Group who (with other signatories)  complained 
to
the CC about M5.
Any concerns I had were eradicated thanks  to the massive increase in
participation in all other areas of the UK on  23cm under M5.
Last year, 13cm UKAC participation was combined with 23cm  and usually
mustered around 4 or 5 entries. This year on in the new SHF  (13cm, 9cm, 6cm
and 3cm) UKAC's a total of 33 different stations have  entered the 13cm
section whilst like all the other bands UKACs run on,  there's a lot more w
ho
participate but don't actually enter.
A moments  pause for some quotes!

One hundred and seven entries were received this  month - an all time
record. The number of UK stations active was also the  highest of the year
so far. - Roger G4BVY - 50MHz UKAC
This month 161  logs (including check logs) were received (151 in 2010, 139
in 2009) and 27  out of the 45 UK locator squares were activated. 33
different UK locator  squares have been activated so far in the 2m UKAC in
2011 - G0FCT 144MHz  UKAC

A very good level of activity with a total of 41 entries for  August  - 
G4WFR
1.3GHz UKAC

278 different entries for the 432  MHz UKAC so far this year, 217 last year.
437 different entries for the 144  MHz UKAC so far this year, 151 last year.

You can't argue with  success!
Well done to Ed GW3SQX and his contest committee for the  turnaround. You
listened when others didn't.

73 Ray  GM4CXM

________________________________
Regrettably the totally  inadequate time for the Contest Forum (dominated 
by the "M5" argument re  VHF events) did not allow the matter to be raised.

73 Dave  G3TBK
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