[UK-CONTEST] New RSGB HF Contest... ?

[Steve GW4BKG]

If you look at the rules relating to contests like the 
Romanian,Bulgarian,French etc.& in particular the RDA they are all linked to 
awards
issued by their National etc societies.
In fact I have participated in such contests with a view to picking up 
"district" credits towards the various awards I am working towards.
Steve
GW4BKG


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Henderson" <bob.5b4agn at gmail.com>
To: "Steve GW4BKG" <gw4bkg at btinternet.com>
Cc: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>; "Nigel G3TXF" 
<nigel at g3txf.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] New RSGB HF Contest... ?


> Casual participants rarely read the rules.  This doesn't matter much in 
> the
> big events where exchanges are largely self evident.  It's a problem for
> minor events.
>
> No one seems to want to pick up on Nigel's astute observation on use of UK
> postal districts as a multiplier.  I believe he has made a very important
> point:
>
> Successful mainstream contests require more than just the participation of
> dedicated contesters.  They require participation of casual operators
> without whom things can become very slow very quickly.  Casual 
> participants
> need a reason to work a long string of G stations and collecting post 
> codes
> isn't one.  In the "olden days" an appropriate multiplier would have been
> county codes which were backed by the RSGB WABC award.  Casual 
> participants
> who were award chasers would then happily look to work as many UK stations
> as possible in pursuit of their own non contesting goals.  I suspect the
> early beginnings of many a contester rests upon award chasing.  How many
> are active in CQWW in pursuit of DXCC objectives?  I suspect thousands 
> are.
>
> As Nigel pointed out UK postal districts are pointless for award chasers.
>
> Bob, 5B4AGN
>
> On 7 October 2012 09:50, Steve GW4BKG <gw4bkg at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> I have to agree with Nigel here.
>> I also raised this aspect 2 years ago at the RSGB Convention but my
>> comments fell on deaf ears.
>> Listening to Darren 5B/G0TSM on 10m ssb he is having some difficulty in
>> extracting the "Postal District"
>> from "G" stations.
>> You would have thought that everyone would know his own post code !
>> Do some stations even bother to read the rules before they decide to
>> participate.
>> Steve
>> GW4BKG
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nigel G3TXF" <nigel at G3TXF.com>
>> To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 10:46 PM
>> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] New RSGB HF Contest... ?
>>
>>
>>  Hello Clive POI and Chris WOJ,
>>>
>>> On a small point of detail:
>>>
>>> In the introductory text you say that UK stations send their
>>> "UK Postcode", but (more correctly) in the actual draft
>>> rules you say "Postal District". If we send Postcodes,
>>> virtually everyone would be a Multiplier.
>>>
>>> I have previously argued (in respect of RSGB contests using
>>> Postal Districts) that as there is (to my knowledge) no
>>> award available for collecting "UK Postal Districts", they
>>> are (excuse the pun) a pointless exchange.
>>>
>>> See you both at the HF Contesting Forum next weekend!
>>>
>>> 73 - Nigel G3TXF
>>>
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