Interesting thread. The geographical & population density differences across the country definitely impact a person's perspective on any proposed change to VHF rules more so than on HF. Down here in
I have a slightly different take. FT8 has been a boon to our contest group. (W4IY) Our guys are getting older and some have difficulty with weak signal work. It's always interesting to see ocean grid
I am told the original reason for 2 points for CW and 1 for SSB was a good phone operator could make twice as many QSO's per unit of time as a CW op and the differential leveled the playing field. If
Folks, Seems like we should support both automatic modes and manual modes. One idea for having contests is to prepare for times when we need emergency communications. Hams provide the last ditch comm
No offence but It's obvious that this proposal is coming from a group of long time VHF contesters. The issue I see with this proposal is that you heavily reward the individuals/groups that have been
Author: John Young via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:31:37 +0000 (UTC)
I like your propsal E2 and strongly support it. I will send a supportive email. My 4 band mountain top station, used for competing in FM Only is even more capable on SSB than it is on FM. I only go
Hi all, I was going to sit this one out but debating VHF contest rules is way too much fun. :-( There are always multiple things to "fix" in the VHF contest rules but I think the big issue on the tab