Hi Bill,
Sounds like You are having fun, and that's what it all about.
Joe K1NCO
Bill Olson wrote:
>> NEVER? Not at all true. For the HF contests where mutlipliers count by
>> band, it is very common to move people from one band to another. This is
>> done a lot by DX stations in the CQ WW contest and by domestic stations
>> in the NAQP contests.
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>
>
> I stand corrected. I have never operated HF DX contests and
> incorrectly assumed that propagation would prohibit doing ...say, 80,
> 40, 20, 15, 10, whereas we often go 6M, 2M, 222,432,1296,2304 ad
> infinitum...
>
> I have a little more problem with the idea that HF and VHF contests
> are essentially the same. Sure there are "weak signals" on a dead band
> on HF, but there is SO MUCH more activity I would guess there are MANY
> times where learning to copy through QRM is one of the major skills.
> Also the propagation modes are very different and antennas are so much
> more directive on VHF and above - I'm not just talking about 6 and 2M
> here but the UHF and microwave bands as well which are my favorite
> bands in a "VHF" contest. I think you don't hear many hams say, "I
> just spent x amount of dollars for a new 3456Mc setup and made ONE QSO
> - that's X (big number) dollars per qso.. hah!! Lots of time "weak
> signal" means NO signal...
>
> But we digress I think. I think it's keeping the activity up that's
> the most important thing. Log submissions are going down each year.
> Rovers gave VHF contests a shot in the arm, but basically things are
> slowing down. If making skeds helps keep interest up and activity up
> and is done within the framework of the rules, I still don't see a
> problem with it. I operate each June and September at the K1WHS
> unlimited multiop in southern Maine. We have ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE of
> ever catching W2SZ/1 who is in the same category and in a better
> geographical location and lots higher. So, we really only are
> competing with ourselves each year. That being said, we don't really
> care if our competition makes skeds.. What the heck, we just want to
> squeeze the best we can out of the station and have some fun..
>
> bill, K1DY
>
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