Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10542 invoked from network); 24 May 2001 15:01:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 24 May 2001 15:01:37 -0000 Received: (qmail 29751 invoked from network); 24 May 2001 15:00:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 24 May 2001 15:00:56 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 152wU3-0000ta-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 24 May 2001 15:53:03 +0100 X-Priority: 3 Received: from bob.dera.gov.uk ([192.5.29.90]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 152wU1-0000tT-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 24 May 2001 15:53:02 +0100 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: by bob.dera.gov.uk; (8.8.8/1.3/10May95) id PAA07761; Thu, 24 May 2001 15:56:46 +0100 (BST) Received: (qmail 32048 invoked from network); 24 May 2001 15:14:30 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from gauntlet.mail.dera.gov.uk (172.16.9.10) by baton.dera.gov.uk with SMTP; 24 May 2001 15:14:30 -0000 Received: by gauntlet.mail.dera.gov.uk; id PAA01531; Thu, 24 May 2001 15:07:46 GMT Received: from unknown(10.71.64.31) by gauntlet.mail.dera.gov.uk via smap (3.2) id xma001508; Thu, 24 May 01 15:07:21 GMT Received: from FRN-MAIL-R1.dstl.gov.uk (unverified) by mailguard.dera.gov.uk (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.1.5) with ESMTP id for ; Thu, 24 May 2001 15:28:08 +0100 Received: by frn-mail-r1.dstl.gov.uk with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Thu, 24 May 2001 15:19:49 +0100 Message-ID: <7D653C9C42F5D411A27C00508BF8803D55C499@pdw-mail-r1.dstl.gov.uk> From: "Talbot Andrew" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: RE: Re: Beacons, contests? Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 15:19:51 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: As the one who originally suggested the contest idea at Wimborne suppose I ought to say something.... On the microwave bands, we have eaxctly the same problem of lack of activity and complaints from newcomers that there is no one to work. One the higher microwave bands, particularly the most popular one, 10GHz, there have been a series of cumulative contests, one Sunday per month for the 6 warm months of the year. Later we even had a series of home winter cumulatives to make up one day in each of the 12 months. When 24 and 47GHz became popular another 4 activity days were introduced for these. These activity days or cumulative contests, however users want to treat them, are the most popular events on the bands and occasionally have been known to get out most of the operators who have equipment - which on 10GHz was getting on for 100 stations a few years ago. The contest element is rarely taken seriously. For the big contesters there are other events to keep them happy - such as the 10GHz Trophy and the two May & October 432MHz to 248GHz contests. Interestingly, these larger true contests do not attract nearly the same amount of interest or operators as the cumulatives / activity days do - the really big guns come out, win, and go quiet again. The little stations don't usually bother for this, especially setting up for a full-blown 24 hour event. What I really meant for LF was something along the lines of a similar sort of cumulative contest, or activity day. Andy G4JNT > -- The Information contained in this E-Mail and any subsequent correspondence is private and is intended solely for the intended recipient(s). For those other than the recipient any disclosure, copying, distribution, or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on such information is prohibited and may be unlawful.