[UK-CONTEST] Proposal for change to rule for UKAC's for 2013

[Rob Harrison]

Hi,

Chris, couldn't find you on Tuesday on 432, sri.

It probably isn't broken for you, but for others it's, well damaged, that's 
why this debate is continuing. This proposal may just scratch the surface of 
leveling things up a bit, but it's not the whole answer.

I'm referring to 144 & 432 mainly here, as those are the core bands for 
UKAC, see other comments for the other bands.

If you think we're going to get loads of extra mult's than those farther 
away from EU then think again. The most likely mult's are ON,PA,DL,F these 
can be and are worked by almost all squares in some proportion, and would 
certainly be ok for me in all sessions. Then there's EA,HB9,OZ,SM  & LX as 
the next likeliest. I've probably worked two of those in a session once a 
year and one every so often, and LX is quite rare. To think all would be 
worked in a session is unrealistic. Usually these are only worked during a 
lift and others inland work them too, and at greater distance, so there's 
not much of an advantage there for us down here.

If you take Tuesdays claimed scores, in the top 15 the lowest mult's was 15, 
I worked 10. So I need 5 extra to get parity, that's the 4 I've indicated 
above, plus one of the other "harder" ones. But of those top 15 some 
probably would have and did work proposed mult's, so they get ahead again, 
plus the distances involved are greater for the same contact. Top 2 in 
claimed scores for Tuesday, don't for get this is 432, GI & GD, ODX was F, I 
rest my case.

If you included ALL DXCC's then your advantage will be increased again, 
opposed to those on the fringes. You can easily work EI,GI,GD,GM & GW. For 
us that's not so easy, certainly to work all those in one evening. I just 
checked my overall log and the last time I worked EI on any band was 
07/07/12, the time before was 02/07/12, both EI9E/p in field day, not your 
average station.

This might work for 6M in the ES season, and possibly 23/13 cms,but other 
than that it's not going to help much. Having said that, in the lack of 
anything else, let's try it and see the outcome by comparing this years 
results with 2013, and see if there's any significant change. Then go from 
there.

The previous rules weren't right and the current ones aren't either, we'll 
have to see what these bring, if implemented. But I fear there will be a 
large NO vote because those in central UK will feel they will lose out, 
that's human nature. You might even have to point your beams south east for 
the extra mult's. :0)

There needs to be a radical rethink of how you take as may variables out of 
the equation as you can, without losing participation. If you take the 
attitude that "well most are happy" then you are failing your members.

73

Bob G8HGN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris G4FZN" <ukcontest at mailbox01.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "'UK-Contests'" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Proposal for change to rule for UKAC's for 2013


When something isn't broken, don't try to fix it!

Create a multiplier out of UK squares and overseas countries?

It just doesn't seem logical to combine the two. Chalk + Cheese!!

However if the CC deems it necessary to tweak the rules, then hows about
using the sum of UK squares plus the sum of ALL countries worked.

Chris
G4FZN



> "POTENTIAL RULE CHANGE FOR 2013. The UKAC series of contests has been a
> great success and the M5 multiplier system has played a significant part
> in
> that success in encouraging entrants to hunt down stations in all corners
> of
> the UK. As part of the continuing evolution of the event the contest
> committee is proposing a small change to the multiplier system used in all
> UKACs for 2013. The new multiplier system (M6) will be the sum of the UK
> squares plus the number of non-UK countries worked. Comments on this
> proposal are welcome and should be emailed to vhf.query at rsgbcc.org"
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