I would be in favor of a combined 6 and 10M contest as long as it would NOT
diminish the existing annual December ARRL 10M contest in any way. The
existing 10M contest is very popular and I have enjoyed participating in it
with my portable setup from one of the local rover hilltops. A combination 6
and 10M contest might even pull some of the HF contest operators to use the 6M
position on their rigs.
73, Mike WB8BZK
-----Original Message-----
From: Les Rayburn <les@highnoonfilm.com>
To: VHF Contesting Reflector <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>; N1LF Radio
<n1lf@highnoonfilm.com>
Sent: Thu, Sep 4, 2014 12:47 am
Subject: [VHFcontesting] ARRL Proposal for a combined 10 Meter & 6 Meter Contest
A few weeks ago, Steve N2CEI posted an update from ARRL HQ that
authorized the appointment of an-hoc committee related to VHF
contesting. Within that posting, he mentioned a desire from ARRL HQ
staff to enhance operation on the 6 & 10 Meter band that included the
following:
*/PSC requested that headquarters staff explores opportunities to
emphasize more activity of the 6 and 10 meters bands. Ideas included a
combined 6- and 10-meter contest, a 10 meter grid square award, and
emphasis on portable operations. /*
I'm interested in hearing what VHF contest operators think about the
possibility of a combined 10 & 6 Contest? During sunspot nulls (or even
the current maximum) 10 Meters often performs more like a VHF band than
an HF band--so I think the grouping is pretty natural. The CQ VHF
contest which focus only on 6 & 2 Meters as long been a favorite of mine
due to the simplicity of the format. I suspect that a 6 & 10 contest
could have the same appeal.
A 10 Meter grid award also makes a lot of sense to me. It might
encourage even more FFMA style expeditions.
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
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