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

[Rob Harrison]

Hi Colin,

To be fair a lot of what you mention does get occur at convention, and a lot 
of the top contesters do attend, some from overseas.

It just feels like the 45 minutes is there to placate us as there's no 
dedicated area for exchanges of opinion.

Maybe all the real deals are done outside the convention at the dinner, 
rather like those done at the US/Soviet arms treaties. Public and private 
faces of governments. :0)

73 Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin Wilson" <colin at sheffield-live.co.uk>
To: "Rob Harrison" <robharrison at g8hgn.freeserve.co.uk>; 
<uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] RSGB Convention : Contest Forum...


> 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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