+1 on this idea Greg.
Lots of FM 1.2 gear out there (and Alinco 902 HH & flashed Kenwood 902
mobiles).
I support your effort to increase SOFM to all bands.
73 .-James K7KQA
On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 2:36 PM Gregory Winters <greg_winters@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> While we are pondering proposed changes to SO3B, why not also consider
> updating one of the most underutilized classes as well: SOFM.
>
> I like idea of SOFM, but its typically limited to just the lowest 4 bands:
> 6, 2, 222, and 70cm.
>
> Perhaps the SOFM was initially a good idea with those bands, but 6m in
> particular gets very little play on FM. SOFM gets such little participation
> in the contest overall, even a small score can win a division--and I say
> that having done so (!).
>
> But on 900MHz and 1296 there is considerable FM equipment in the amateur
> community, as well as gunnplexers that never see voltage anymore. Can we
> change that?
>
> I propose either opening SOFM to all bands, or if that isn't palatable
> opening it to a max of 4 bands (and the op chooses which 4). That way even
> 10 and 24GHz gunn units and perhaps even FM-ATV units can be part of the
> fun?
>
> I haven't formally proposed a change, but rather wanted to facilitate the
> idea to see if there is any support.
>
> 73 de Greg, K3RW
>
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