[CQ-Contest] Two Radios - Ha if it were that easy.

[george fremin iii]

As I sit here reading this thread about two radios and
having new catagories to allow one radio I am a bit amused. 

While many of you were doing the NAQP this past weekend
I operated the ARRL VHF sweepstakes.  You should try one
of these they are diffrent than your usual contest. 

To the "serious" VHF/UHF contest station owner/operator 
two radios is kind of a joke,  where you usually have a 
seperate radio AND amp for EACH band above 50 mhz. 

I run a simple set up - a 6m rig and a 2m/1.25m/70cm rig 
so I do it as a two radio deal - but I still have to have 
four amps - and they are NOT small.  In contrast the 
two radio setup on the HF end of the table is simple. 
(Six bands - four boxes)

I have to say that I don't hear alot of whinning from
the VHF/UHF crowd about having to build up a station 
for more than ten (10) bands - and there is no way
to got to Kenwood/Icom/Yeasu and buy them ready to go 
on all of these bands.  What I do see and hear is alot 
of excitment about getting geared up for the next band. 

Gee.....HF - that's easy.

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Austin, Texas                and Chet Atkins a $200 discount 
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