I'm a grid hunter more so than a contester. I will brake for a new country on
Six meters too. So more QSO points for higher bands and distance scoring is
all good to me if it will light up more grids.
I live in the Hudson valley and the big Effort stations like W2SZ just shoot
over my head. 100 watts to a moxon or loop on Six meters here. Higher bands
short boom yagies and less power. But I do have dozen country prefixes and 138
grids on 6 meters with another 12 grids to go for the second 6 meter VUCC
sticker. I have been on the VHF since the early 60's so I have been through a
few solar cycles.
There will always be big effort (two to three dozen ops) Stations on high hills
but do you all have to go to the same few grid locations. What I hear down in
my valley is "where is everybody"? Well they are all
at your hill or mtn top location when they could be out there lighting up more
grid squares. Don't take me wrong, I like the rover effort as long as it more
than just a gimmick to provide more points and multiplies to a big gun station.
So work us all. My other observation is that a lot of grids and Qs are
missed because all the big stations are using long boom yagis.
So how about using a moxon or loop on 6 and 2 meters in addition to the long
boomers. You may be able do hunt and pounce on 2, 1 1/4 and 70 cm and rack up
some more multipliers and Qs. I like rovers too but they should be there to
give multiples to more just one big gun station.
Enough said now the angry birds and bees can buzz.
Jerry, w2jcn
-----Original Message-----
From: peter heins via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
To: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com <VHFcontesting@contesting.com>; pnwvhfs
<PNWVHFS@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sat, Feb 21, 2015 10:37 pm
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Question to the group
Retai9n higher point incentives on higher bands.
On the 'left coast' where I operate from LAX, CA & Seattle, WA areas, darn few
are capable of much equipment above 70 cm. Many in SoCal who can, are part of
'pack rover teams'. In the PNW, not too many can get on the air above 23cm.
Topography from San Diego, CA to Vancouver, BC, CDN has LOTS of lines of
obstructions (lots of mountain ranges) to greatly limit VHF/UHF/Microwave comms!
I think that the extra point 'advantage' for activating higher freq. is a major
incentive for most of us to have any capability above 70cm.
(Note: the now out of production ALINCO 135cm/33cm handheld has permitted many
people to add these bands, who otherwise who could not fiscally afford to do so)
Just my biased point of view from LAX & SEA!!
bt73Pete, N6ZE/K1JM of DM04 & CN87
Sent from my iPad
> On Feb 21, 2015, at 17:57, Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com> wrote:
>
> If anybody cares about my opinion, I think they should stop increasing
> point/Q above 900 or 1296...maybe even lower.
>
> Jay W9RM DM58
>
> Keith J Morehouse
> Managing Partner
> Calmesa Partners G.P.
> Olathe, CO
>
>
>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 6:53 PM, <w8zn54@verizon.net> wrote:
>> Does anyone feel that giving extra points for 2.3G and up has out lived it's
usefulness? You can order a complete high quality transverter system from DEMI
or DB6NT and it's easier to work folks on 10GHz in the 10GHz contest than
trying
to catch them on 2m!!! It just seems that adding another band which
automatically gives you more Q's and grids is enough of a bonus. When getting
on
the microwaves required an engineering degree and $20K in test equipment, I
would agree but now it just seems a relic.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Terry Price
>> W8ZN - ex K8ISK/WD8ISK
>> 1.8 MHZ - 47 GHz - FM18dv
>> Member of the K8GP Contest Group
>> FM19bb
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