[UK-CONTEST] Separate reflectors?

Rob Harrison robharrison at g8hgn.freeserve.co.uk
Sat Oct 27 09:53:25 EDT 2012


Hi,

Sorry but I can't see a tongue in a cheek on an email.

It doesn't help.

Bob G8HGN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G4LMW" <g4lmw at btconnect.com>
To: "Rob Harrison" <robharrison at g8hgn.freeserve.co.uk>; "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 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Separate reflectors?


>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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