FM in contest is a sure-fire way to get newbies
interested in contesting, and get a few extra points
in your log.
Mike, perhaps an FM-only contest for the newbies in
your area would be a good intro. I started a one-hour,
FM simplex contest in central Illinois a few years ago
just for that purpose. Cities were used as
multipliers, exchange was name and city, and rovers
were allowed.
I moved away a couple years ago, but this remains one
of the more popular events in hte Champaign, IL ham
community.
Here's a link to the rules:
http://www.qsl.net/k9cu/fmrules.html
Your milage may vary.
Sean
--- "Mike (KA5CVH) Urich" <ka5cvh@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am of the mindset that too many in the hobby only
> think SSB or CW
> when you discuss contesting even when considering
> the V/UHF bands.
> For a few years now I have been pushing the idea of
> FM contesting for
> both newbies and those hams who have limited
> stations due to
> restrictions or finances.
>
> I would contend that with the limited number of FM
> contacts being made
> now there is no threat that 146.52 is under siege by
> a few big guns.
>
> http://www.ka5cvh.com/vhf/contest.htm
>
> --
> Mike Urich, KA5CVH
>
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Sean Kutzko, Amateur Radio KX9X
Gillespie, IL Grid EM59cd
http://www.seankutzko.com
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You're just pissing in the wind." --Neil Young
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