[CQ-Contest] Re: Field Day rule changes

[Michael L. Ardai]

Before yelling about the Field Day rule changes, please look at last year's
rules. 

Here's my summary of the changes.  Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

- You don't get the 100 points for making at least 5 VHF/UHF contacts (in 
  addition to the point value of the contacts themselves)

- You don't get the 100 points for making at least one packet contacts (in 
  addition to the point value of the contacts themselves)

- Packet contacts can only be station-to-station (can't use digis)

- It isn't clear whether digital satellite contacts or the MIR digi will
  be allowed

- You can work the same station in both CW and a non-CW digital mode on
  the same ham band.

- Contact point value (1 for voice, 2 for digital/CW) is unchanged from
  previous years (Yep, RTTY/Packet always counted the same as CW...)

We will have to wait until the actual rules come out to see what really
has changed.

/mike
n1ist at netcom.com



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