[UK-CONTEST] RSGB Convention : Contest Forum...

[Colin Wilson]

Just  thought as there is so much to be covered - your right 45 mins is not 
going to cover it! Why not give UK contesters a chance and hold an RSGB 
contest convention, a chance to talk about nothing but contesting! (Don't 
hold it on a contest weekend!!)
Of course it does not all have to be about heated discussions but it could 
be split into VHF/UFH, HF, CW and SSB contests, IOTA, etc., There could be a 
chance for some of the big guns to give talks on how they do it etc.... I 
could go on forever but its about time it was sorted! Awards could be given 
out to winners of contests gone. Classes on how to use various software 
logs. Just a few thoughts!
Sponsorship - A chance for companies to show off their new products which we 
would use in say a field day event or multi stations where various filters 
might be needed, even ideas for masts and antenna's, by now I am sure you 
get he picture!
The CDXC hold an annual event to talk DX so why not a contest one too!

I am sure it would be well supported! Maybe this already exists?

73
Colin CT7ACG/G3VCQ



-----Original Message----- 
From: Rob Harrison
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 5:07 PM
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] RSGB Convention : Contest Forum...

Hi,

For all the topics that need to be discussed at the moment, 45 minutes is
nowhere near long enough. Arguably you could use the whole convention to do
it justice, but that's not going to happen. The time would be better spent
on other lectures in the various streams.

Instead why not ask for written questions to be posted in a "contest box" at
convention and at a later date discuss them on here perhaps, or set up a
link from the contest web site to a "Litmus test" type forum. The 45 minutes
will probably be dominated by one particular subject, whoever gets in first,
and others won't get heard at all, leading to more frustration.

If the session does run, please can we have a more detailed account of the
event or possibly a recording online, to listen to later. Otherwise those
who cannot attend on the day will have now idea of the topic(s) discussed. I
did attend Convention last year, but couldn't make the Sunday when the
session took place. Last years comment in RadCom was something along the
lines of " a heated session ensued", fine but about what and no detail.

If you are really serious about gauging opinion on contesting, one 45 minute
session on one day of convention is nowhere near enough time.

73 Bob G8HGN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Totterdell" <ntotterdell at riverauto.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] RSGB Convention : Contest Forum...


> Nigel wrote: I expect there may be plenty to discuss...
>
> What did you have in mind?
>
> It would be nice not to spend 45 minutes discussing NFD rule changes, 
> shocking proposals to stop the 21/28 contest at the top of the sunspot 
> cycle or how to amend contest rules to provide a category that I can 
> win...
>
> 73 Nick G4FAL
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