Hello to everyone in the VHF / UHF community. The concept presented below has been "rattling around in my mind" for a very long time now. I have been watching the various reflectors for some time, no
Marshall, What's the source of that information, I don't see how you could know that and I am doubtful. Jim, AF6O _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontest
As a writer/editor, I see an immediate red flag of ambiguity here because of the association of the words "rules" and "broken". The latter word has two distinct meanings, both of which are called int
<grin> Oh My Goodness Bill, you and my son both, he constantly crucifies me on my grammar ! ! ! <end grin> You are correct to point out that as "the big one" says ... "words do mean things" and its n
K5QE has done a very nice job of setting forth his philosophy of VHF contesting. He makes an excellent case for the establishment of assisted classes for all VHF contesting. I really enjoy the findi
Hi folks After reading Marshall's opinions on contesting philosophy, I thought I'd chime in with my own views on this matter. Before I proceed, let me fire off the disclaimers: 1) These are merely my
I guess I would put myself into the category of not really caring about assisted stations. As a rover, I suppose it would be nice to use APRS and have all stations be able to find and use the informa
Society is full of ambiguity and inaccuracy. While this is difficult for engineers and programmers to truly understand, it is at the very core of the human condition. That doesn't make something "bro
Hello Gents I got a question, can someone tell me why the CQ Contest rules never seem to come up for discussion on this list? Marshall, your e-mail was in my spam bucket for some reason. I just recei
In line bellow: This fits my profile too. To me a contest Q is both finding and making them. I personally have no desire whatsoever to use skeds or spotting networks in contest. I disagree. By doing
"... 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
"The CQ contest is less important and hence people perceive that there is less at stake and don't care so much?" I am curious as to what is at stake! This is a hobby not a profession. Ken KA2LIM ____
Sean and I go back a few years together as contesters. :-) I agree - the purpose of both HF and VHF contesting is to make as many QSO's as possible and to maximize your score. Strategies and techniqu
Scheduling and time management for maximization of points is ALREADY a contest skill practiced by ALL of the winning multi-operator FIXED stations. Ask any WINNING multi-op station how many skeds the
When was the last time you saw a major radio manufacturer offer up rigs and marketing "sponsorship" as well as devote pages of their advertising to VHF+ contesting? They ALL support contesting and DX
Huh???? Skeds???? What's a sked???? I have operated as part of the limited or unlimited Multiop station K7CW in the June VHF test nearly every time it was set up and operated... from many different m
-- If one defines "winning" as placing in the "national" or "regional" top-10 and "schedules" as using the time prior to the contest to make specific arrangements to work a particular station on a gi
Or with very few exceptions new upgraded high power all mode rigs that would enable more people to get on the air easier. I have a FT-736 w/ 50/144/222/432 and would love, and find to a way to pay fo
contests were in years past is off. I always thought, perhaps >naively, that skeds weren't commonly used, or simply were not used for many of the Q's that ops made. So why now? Yes? No? Duane I don'