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From: "N. Spokes" <gnspokes@earthlink.net>
> VHF station add-on to Field Day. How about a 2 X VHF multiplier for each
VHF
> contact, a 4 X for >900 MHz and a 10 X for 10 GHz and above? (That would
be
> on top of 4 points for a <150 W CW contact.) 40 points for a single 10
GHz
> CW contact would give the 'VHF station' some respect, not now accorded.
Mike wrote
Now ... IMHO ... this has merit.
As a pair of V/U/uWave rover contesters I know say ... "just about anyone
can buy a plug & play HF radio, throw some wire in the air, get on 20 or 40
meters and make contacts. V/U/uWave requires much greater expertise,
planning, expense and patience"
Mike Urich, KA5CVH
www.ka5cvh.com
LaPorte TX EL-29
Amateur Radio *IS* a contact sport!
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