[CQ-Contest] ARRL 10

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

For years there have been locally arranged "activity hours" in VHF  contests.
 
Unfortunately, the 10 meter contest is likely to be all too much like a VHF  
contest.
 
 
73  -  Jim   K8MR
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/13/2008 9:35:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
chad.we9v at gmail.com writes:

Directly  from the ARRL:
"Prearranging contacts and advertising specific operating  times and
frequencies shown to be of questionable value, before the contest  is
discouraged. The reason these practices are discouraged is that  they
bypass the skills of knowing how to tune, judge propagation,  and
listen. In general, if by announcing your information,  another
contester can tune to a specific frequency at a specific time and  work
you, your information is too detailed."

Randy didn't use a  specific frequency or time.  And even if he did,
it's not specifically  against the rules, only of "questionable  value".


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