Bruce - You make some good points and I think your input on this is valuable as you have considerable experience both roving in the VHF/ UHF contests and going portable in the 10 GHz contests. After
Second, regarding distance scoring, I have seen a lot of comments that it would be a good idea, but I have not seen any suggestions as to what the rules would actually look like ..... so make some su
Steve - You wrote in part: "I just think the rules need (to be) changed to address that reality." OK you want a rule change. That is fair. Think about what rules you want changed. It may not be as cl
Several questions and comments have come up about distance based scoring. Let me answer some. 1. If distance based scoring is so good, why don't other contests use it? They do. The Stew Perry Challen
"Perhaps a simple letter to the contest sponsors should be the next step. To make this happen, someone from this group has to step up to the plate and prepare it. The letter should include how distan
"1. Is someone writing a distance based scoring proposal to present to the VUAC? IMO, the VUAC members themselves do not seem inclined to push this. I think they would need a proposal in the form of
Marshall - Your EME rover scenario is very tempting. I may give it a go. I assume that you are using one of the WSJT modes? What kind of EIRP is necessary for a rover to make a couple of EME contacts
Have you tried EME with that setup? If you an make a few EME contacts on the setting and rising moon, that would be worthwhile. That is probably 2 kW EIRP. Maybe Marshall can help tell us if that is
It is interesting to read the reaction to the Range scoring used in the 1982 contest. The reaction, at least those published reactions, seemed very positive, although there were some comments about t
"Let me just set a couple of things straight here. First, there is a Contest Advisory Committee (CAC) that is responsible for the HF contest rules. Since we are talking about VHF contests here they a
Ev - You wrote: "It all boils down to a single point: The rules encourage the Rovers to operate in their own, independent CWAC (Contest Within A Contest), and receive host-sponsor recognition. That's
You get a multiplier for activating the grid. Maybe they added that in to the 24 GHz score? - Duffey -- KK6MC James Duffey Cedar Crest NM _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting
"... can someone tell me why the CQ Contest rules never seem to come up for discussion on this list?" Sure. It is only two bands, 6M and 2M. Both bands have the same point value. So, the multiplicati
Jim and others who wonder about evidence that the rules are dysfunctional (defering to our tech editor W5WVO :^)=) Consider the following: 1. Several rules in VHF contesting are not rigorous, they re
I suppose that you mean how many QSOs go like this: CQ CQ KK6MC KK6MC W4WA W4WA KK6MC DM65 Roger KK6MC W4WA EM84 Roger KK6MC QRZ? Most of my QSOs go this way, and I try to do this exchange every time
Bruce - Yes that is a variation that I did not cover: CQ CQ KK6MC KK6MC WW1M WW1M DM65 roger FN43 roger KK6MC QRZ? What is really bad is: QRZ? WW1M WW1M dm65 roger fn43 roger QRZ? Which is heard more
Hey Steve it is good to see that you are planning for June's rove. I need to start doing that. I learned the hard way that it is not wise to rely on sporadic-E in the June contest. In my first rove,
I will rove in the Spring Sprint April 6. Plans are still tentative, but I usually do the Moriarty DM64/DM65/DM74/DM75. Look for me. - Duffey -- KK6MC James Duffey Cedar Crest NM ____________________
John - Try snowmobile grease. It is pretty stiff stuff and holds up well to the weather. - Duffey -- KK6MC James Duffey Cedar Crest NM _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting ma
Bob - Welcome to VHF Contesting. Sorry you missed the Spring Sprints. One way to keep up with the various contests is to use WA7BNM contest calendar. This is kept up for many contests a year or more