Bill makes good point about the proliferation of entry categories. The irony is that every time an issue surfaces, the remedy is another new category... or two or three. Each decision *might* make se
This is just more evidence that being a Rover is really a mental disorder. Bob K0NR/r Recovering Rover On 1/3/2015 5:50 PM, Zack Widup wrote: In the 432 MHz Fall Sprint in 2012 my car got stuck in th
I agree completely. On 1/12/2015 12:53 PM, Tim Marek via VHFcontesting wrote: A few comments from one who used to write a monthly national VHF column... "The Weak Signal News" for CQ VHF magazine...
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I told myself I wasn't going to get sucked into another discussion of The Right Scoring Formula for VHF contests. :-) I will point out that the ARRL rules have been trending towards creating "limited
Jay, Interesting idea. This does look like a "clean up" issue in the rules. I was thinking the Rover categories could just be changed to allow staying in one grid. Either approach could work. The mob
I do love debating the fine points of VHF contest rules. Not Really. :-) 73, Bob K0NR _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://li
Mike, So far, I didn't note anyone suggesting a new category, only ideas on how to let the OneGridRoverMobile station submit a contest entry. 73, Bob K0NR On 6/16/2015 8:38 PM, Mike Metroka via VHFco
I operating a fixed station so my use of assistance was mostly on dxmaps.com, watching for general propagation trends. I spotted a few stations when I thought it would be helpful to expose changing c
Hornucopia shows it as July 16/17 http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/contestdetails.php?ref=73 73, Bob K0NR 73 - Jim K8MR _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list
This just in: ARRL 2016 August UHF Contest Cancelled http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-2016-august-uhf-contest-cancelled I guess that is one way to improve it. :-) I am not a big fan of that contest
Good tip on antenna polarization. I used to operate portable with an FT-817 on 6m, 2m and 70cm but "filled in" with an FM HT on 222 MHz. I used a horizontal yagi on 222 MHz and almost every 222 MHz s
John, Typically, I was operating Single Operator, Portable (AKA QRP). I'd work other stations on 2m ssb, 6m ssb, 70cm ssb, depending on what bands they had. Most of the folks in my area that have 222
I have not entered a UHF contest in many years, so maybe I don't have a stake in this debate. Or maybe I am a potential participant. I pulled the log data for the Rocky Mt Division and found this: 20
Now that's a major breakthrough :-) 73, Bob K0NR Rovers who operate in only grid will now be permitted!!!! A piece of good news. bt73Pete, N6ZE DM04ne/CN87tw _________________________________________
On 5/18/2016 1:22 PM, Peter Laws wrote: Even at that, the rules are not mutually exclusive - you have a 500-m diameter circle to work in as a SO/p. If you want to set up on a grid line (not corner -
In case you missed it, the "old" FT-991 is still for sale at a discounted price. Gigaparts (and others) have it for $959 http://www.gigaparts.com/Product-Lines/HF-6M-VHF-UHF-Radios/Yaesu_FT-991.html
I do like that logging program. Thanks for doing it, Dave W3KM. 73, Bob K0NR On 9/23/2016 9:17 AM, Steve (K1IIG) wrote: I spoke with Dave, W3KM and asked why he does not do kilometer calculations on
Wise choice, Mike! Good to talk with you on my repeater this morning. Safe travels. 73, Bob K0NR 73 Ken, W0ETT DM79 ________________________________ From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces@contest
Yeah, so I've been looking at my LoTW entries with rovers...lots of unconfirmed contacts...arguably a higher percentage than with fixed stations. It seems that the whole /R thing is a bit error prone