Hello to everyone....The issue of letting the ARRL "publish" specific FM
frequencies for contesting purposes was discussed in the VUAC forum at
the SE VHF conference. Surprisingly, there was resistance to this
idea....some from the audience, some from the VUAC members themselves.
Here in our area, 146.55MHz and 146.58MHz would cover everything. In
other areas, there might be some reason that those frequencies would not
work. I don't know what the reason might be, but it is possible.
I cannot imagine posting a long list of simplex frequencies and then
having to search all over for someone actually using them. Someone
suggested that all rigs have scanning now, so just let the rig do the
work. First, ALL rigs don't have scanning and 99% of the FMers out
there are not smart enough to program theirs to scan anyway. Most just
put in their local repeater and that is it. When you try to tell them
how to work someone on simplex, you get the "very puzzled look". The
idea that we need a whole bunch of different frequencies in the 145
range, in the 146 range, and in the 147 range just strikes me as silly.
I would bet that for most of the country, .55 and .58 would do the job.
Why the ARRL refuses to "recommend" any frequencies is just beyond me.
If only the two above frequencies were recommended, we would have a lot
of activity concentrated in two places where it would be easy to work.
However, if we all recommend .55 and .58 to all those we Elmer, it would
not be long before those would become the default contesting simplex
frequencies. It would be nice if the new FM class would generate some
activity....we shall see.
Everyone is REQUIRED to have a great Holiday Season....
73 Marshall K5QE
On 12/13/2012 8:16 AM, Jeff Thomas - WA4ZKO wrote:
Anything stopping us from creating a new list of FM "contest calling" freqs
that are clear of the current ones yet gives everyone on FM a spot to hangout around?
Obviously would have to get most folks to come to an agreement (might be easier
said than done, grin) and do some promotion/awareness work.
73
Jeff
WA4ZKO
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