[UK-CONTEST] Separate reflectors?

G4LMW g4lmw at btconnect.com
Sat Oct 27 09:41:44 EDT 2012


I think Ken's tongue was firmly in cheek!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Harrison" <robharrison at g8hgn.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "Ken Chandler" <g0orh at sky.com>; "QUENTIN COLLIER" 
<q.g.collier at btinternet.com>
Cc: "Contest Reflector UK" <uk-contest at contesting.com>; "Roger Western" 
<g3sxw at btinternet.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Separate reflectors?


> Ken,
>
> A rather sweeping statement, given the recent "debate" over post contest 
> log checking on here. Neither group is perfect, but comments like that 
> only serve to widen any HF/VHF divide.
>
> Maybe I'm wrong, and that wasn't your intention?
>
> Bob G8HGN
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Chandler" <g0orh at sky.com>
> To: "QUENTIN COLLIER" <q.g.collier at btinternet.com>
> Cc: "Contest Reflector UK" <uk-contest at contesting.com>; "Roger Western" 
> <g3sxw at btinternet.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Separate reflectors?
>
>
>> Im easy on either, but lots of unsavory comments, in-fighting behavior, 
>> toys thrown outa the pram coming from the VHF fraternity, something we 
>> don't get at HF!!!
>>
>> Ken..G0ORH / M3i
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
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>>
>> On 27 Oct 2012, at 10:22, QUENTIN COLLIER <q.g.collier at btinternet.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Personally I fall into category 2 - but I don't support splitting UK 
>> CONTEST. That would encourage the HF/VHF split which surely has to be 
>> undesirable. Keeping the two halves together encourages cross 
>> fertilisation of ideas. And what about 6m which has characteristics of 
>> both HF & VHF (if we're lucky....)?
>>
>> Prefixing postings as HF or VHF might perhaps be a workable halfway 
>> house.
>>
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>> 73,
>>
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>>
>> Quin G3WRR
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Roger Western <g3sxw at btinternet.com>
>> To: Contest Reflector UK <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Friday, 26 October 2012, 20:41
>> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Separate reflectors?
>>
>> I agree, Graham. I imagine that most reflectees are interested in only HF 
>> or only VHF. It's like putting rugby and football players in the same 
>> room, hardly any overlap. Here's a a quick and dirty survey. Answers to 
>> me directly please, let's not clog the reflector (hit 'Reply', not 'Reply 
>> All'). Just pick one number, referring to your level of interest in 
>> UK-Contest reflector postings, and add your call-sign. (I won't have time 
>> to read long descriptions).
>> 73 de Roger/G3SXW.
>>
>> I am:
>> 1 - only interested in HF
>> 2 - more interested in HF than VHF
>> 3 - interested equally in HF and VHF
>> 4 - more interested in VHF than HF
>> 5 - only interested in VHF
>> 6 - I have no opinion
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: G4FNL
>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 7:53 PM
>> To: 'UK contest Committee'
>> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] UK AC M5 mults
>>
>> I agree (I think) - and for the same reason, it would be great if we had
>> separate VHF / HF contest reflectors too - don't you think?
>> 73 Graham G4FNL
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