[UK-CONTEST] Fw: Why do UK stations not beam to OZ in UKAC ?

[Rob Harrison]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Harrison" <robharrison at g8hgn.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "Allan Moller" <allan.moller at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Why do UK stations not beam to OZ in UKAC ?


> Hi Allan & all,
>
> It's not just OZ, most of Europe is getting the treatment, and 
> unsurprisingly they are not now beaming this way into UK.
>
> Last weekend in the RSGB Low Power contests, I only worked a few EU 
> stations on 144/432, even though there was a major contest on in France. 
> On 144 no DL at all, that's very very unusual, specially at the weekend.
>
> Peter has given some insight into a "typical" UK station, and that's part 
> of the problem. The other is UK stations think they can't work EU and 
> don't even try, rather working many local contacts instead.
>
> The change of rules to UKAC has certainly made the situation worse for the 
> general contesting community in regard EU contacts, but lack of operating 
> at weekends is another factor. Most just prepared to come on Tuesday 
> nights for 2 1/2 hours.
>
> If a UK station is going to operate in UKAC they won't want to work anyone 
> in the NAC before 8 o'clock, because if they do they'll be a dupe for you 
> a you won't want to work them again. So we get no contact.
>
> Please keep beaming to UK, there are still some of us who like to work 
> into Europe.
>
> 73 Bob
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Allan Moller" <allan.moller at gmail.com>
> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 7:56 AM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Why do UK stations not beam to OZ in UKAC ?
>
>
>> Hello All
>>
>>
>>
>> I wonder why the UK stations not are beaming to OZ in the UKAC on 144MHz 
>> ?
>>
>>
>>
>> I think we would be able to work many more UK stations in NAC (from
>> 18z-22z),
>>
>> if more were beaming to us.
>>
>> We do work into io82 every time, and some in JO02 with 59.
>>
>>
>>
>> We at OZ1ALS are qrv with 2 times 8x4 + 4x6 elements and 1KW.
>>
>> We have 8x4 beaming to JO01 all evening
>>
>> You will find us on 144.307 most of the time.
>>
>>
>>
>> To see what we did work in June : http://oz7z.dk/index.php?page=contest
>>
>>
>>
>> 73 Allan, oz7z from OZ1ALS
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