[UK-CONTEST] UKAC Contests.

[Robert]

The Tuesday night UKAC contests taking 2.5 hours are too long. Most contacts are made in the first hour and then it tails off. Think also of the /P stations having to pack up at 10.30 pm. A time reduction should be considered.
 
Use of clusters and chat rooms should be prohibited for all UKAC contests. Using the INTERNET to secure a contact is NOT what radio contest operating is about. Not all contestants have an Internet connection available during a contest. 
 
This series of contests is good for individual scoring, but not for clubs, how can you have a serious club contest when teams vary in numbers, of course a club with say 10 entrants will beat a club with say 2 entrants. Where is the fair competition in that ?  Therefore limit the team size to specific numbers. Then different leagues for different team sizes. 
Four and two operator teams would be appropriate.

73,
Robert. M0JRB/G8BUN.