I suppose I am at a loss as to why anyone would think the two band format is better for beginners? If 432 MHz were available more contacts could be made by participating stations, how could that be b
I like the two-band approach primarily for the simplicity. I don't have to worry about antennas for other bands and I don't have to worry about requesting moves to multiple bands. Sometimes a laid ba
I still fail to understand why adding a 3rd or 4th band is so difficult. Individuals can always decide which bands to have operational. If two bands are all you can do then that is fine, however rest
And if more bands are too complicated for beginners, wouldn't a 1 band format be EVEN BETTER? Heck, remove all bands and don't have a contest, that is even simpler, and you don't have to deal with th
John, Perhaps you're right!!!! However given the time of year, there are things that I would rather do if the weather cooperates. I don't mind putting in a few hours during this contest...and if I do
One of the problems that I think guides some decisions concerning this contest is that some people who set the contest rules believe that many hams don't enter VHF contests because they know they can
Not so; the single-band Sprints have been fairly popular - around here anyway - and gaining popularity. I'm not set up to do a full-blown Rover operation with all the bands I have (50 through 10368 M
-- Original Message -- I suppose I am at a loss as to why anyone would think the two band format is better for beginners? If 432 MHz were available more contacts could be made by participating statio
Have to agree with the 10 meter contest, it's one of my favorites! I've often thought it would be fun to add 10 to the VHF contests:-) Think of the confusion it would add having two bands full of e-s
Wow, I had the same idea. Nirvana if there is E-skip; lots of time to catch up on your reading if there is none at this point in the solar cycle! We could also add 160 meters ... 73, -- Tad Danley, K