[UK-CONTEST] 2/70 contest

[ROBERT HARRISON]

Hi,

Rather than set times for the 6 hour section, we could have any 6(or 8) hours total operation over 24 hours. That allows people to dip in and out when they can as 
circumstances allow. The problem with the current format is if you can't do 24 hours, and enter the 6 hours, you can't operate at any other times, if you do you have to 
enter the full contest. There's no incentive to do more than 6 hours if you have limited operating time, over the 2 days. Co-ordinating the 6 hour section is a good idea, but 
may not co-incide with every ones available time periods. A difficult one to call.

As this is a European wide contest the 24 hour format is virtually set in stone. It's a bit Catch 22 in that the EU don't beam west as they feel it isn't worthwhile for any 
length of time, and we feel it's not worth operating because there won't be many stations active from the UK, and believe, incorrectly we won't get any EU. If we don't do 
something pretty quickly the Europeans will be gone forever and we'll end up only working each other, or migrating HF.

Whilst successful, in terms of numbers , the UKAC series activity is not being seen at weekends, and we are becoming insular in our outlook towards Europe on VHF. 
On HF you can have separate UK and EU/World contests as numbers and propagation allow you to be selective. That luxury isn't really available on VHF, you have to 
work everyone you can.

73 Bob G8HGN

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Message Received: Mar 06 2012, 07:56 AM
From: "Richard G4HGI" 
To: "uk-contest at contesting.com" 
Cc: 
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 2/70 contest

It would be a shame to see this great contest suffer from further lack of activity in the years ahead ..its the first one of the year really to try and work some dx.

Last year we were favoured with good conditions ( unusual ) but I certainly was anticipating more excitement!

Its just a suggestion to concentrate activity ......

For the stations who would enter the 6 O  or 6 S


Maybe the 6 hour stints ( or make them 8 )should be pre set ...  144 Saturday 1400-2000 432 Sunday 0800-1400 or even to spice it up a bit why not split that into  2 x 
3hr ..and have 144/432 in each section on both days ??

Probably an adjudicating nightmare ( sorry ! )  but an idea.

This would also help the stations that couldn't instantly switch from 2 to 70 who may have just stuck on one band.


Cheers Richard G4HGI



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