[UK-CONTEST] 70 cms UKAC

[RONALD PRICE]

Yes a very good point about the safety aspect Ken.

Regarding the 2230 finishing time I fail to see the logic of those who
argue for its retention because of the 'busy last half hour'
Surely if the contest finished at 2200 then the 'busy last half hour'
would simply start at 2130 instead!
Of course keeping the same start time would mean a two hour contest
but that would make very little difference to the majority of
participants.
Those stations who are able to maintain pile-up conditions for the
full two hours would be top of the table anyway even if they couldn't
work all the available stations!

The end time will never change but I will keep on nagging about it!

73

Ron, GW4EVX (Used to go /P for the UKAC throughout for the the winter
years ago!)




On 12/09/2012, Ken <ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com> wrote:
> I take my hat off to anyone who operates from a hill top until 2230
> especially in the winter, I prefer my nice warm shack!
> Having tripped over a bramble whilst taking the antenna down after a
> daytime contest it occurred to me that someone having an accident whilst
> alone at night might find themselves in need of assistance & there's no
> guarantee that a mobile phone is always within reach or will work.
> I'd suggest that anyone going solo portable (especially at a remote spot
> at night) should tell someone what time they will be home and exactly
> where they will be operating from, NGR etc. ( I did hear of a SOTA
> activator who'd taken a fall & when calling for assistance was asked for
> his post code!)
>
> My QTH is on the 'wrong' (west) side of the Cotswold's & I came on last
> night's 70cm UKAC mainly to give points away. I made 5 QSO's in the last
> half hour (I was about to give up at 2200) having worked only 6 in the
> previous hour &16 in the first hour. It seems that some stations in the
> east spend most of the time beaming towards the continent & only think
> to look west in the final minutes.  Perhaps it's not surprising that so
> few stations in the West Country bother to enter these events.
>
> 73...
>
> Ken
>
> G3LVP
>
>
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