[UK-CONTEST] Train of thought leading up to ... 144MHz CW

[David]

Tim

We have a site and none of us fancy taking all our kit to the Essex/Kent
coast just to win a contest. Much rather use that time and effort to enter
multiple contests.

The kit we use on 2m is probably the best there is on the band as seen by
taking the best ODX on 2m. The location is the highest this end of the
Chilterns. We worked many more QSOs than first place but because we are in
middle England less distance and therefore less points per QSO. 

The only way we can ever win VHFNFD would be to change the scoring system so
that QSO points are not determined by distance. QED why try and push an
immovable object up a hill best thing is to leave the contest until the
scoring system changes. There are plenty of contests we can enter so we will
choose ones that provide a better scoring system for Verulam's situation
than VHFNFD.

73 David G3YYD

-----Original Message-----
From: UK-Contest [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tim
Hugill
Sent: 09 October 2012 15:49
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Train of thought leading up to ... 144MHz CW

David,
Verulam has a long history of success - don't give up.
Change something.
Perhaps change your site - go to the Welsh Borders, go to the South Coast,
go to East Anglia.
Perhaps put up a different antenna system.
I don't know...
If we all give up because we can't win, Wexford will win it every year !
 
73
Tim   FJK
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