>In your part of the country, this is true. Come out to West Texas for
>some VHF contests. You can CQ for hours on 2M & up & never get a soul.
Or the Midwest, for that matter. I've never worked a VHF test from the East
Coast, but from the postings I get the impression they're a totally
different contest. Some of the rules apparently necessary to keep things
orderly there can have a dramatic negative effect on operations further
west. For example, the rule prohibiting the use of 146.52 for all intents &
purposes outlaws the use of FM in many areas.
I don't know what the answer is in general. With specific regard to SO
stations transmitting on multiple VHF/UHF bands at once, what's the big
deal? Even during a contest, it isn't like there's continuous CQers from
144.1 to 144.5.. 6 always has plenty of room too. (or is that something
else that's different in W1??)
73 Doug
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