[UK-CONTEST] 59 reports on VHF

[Ray James]

--- On Wed, 5/5/10, Andy Cook G4PIQ <g4piq at btinternet.com> wrote:

> I agree with Andy!
> 
> I've always given real reports at VHF - and I have a good
> few European  
> first places on 2m in there too. It's one of the many
> things along  
> with narrow antenna beamwidths, lower rate, a higher level
> of  
> technical competence required, real new propagation modes
> to be  
> explored etc. that makes VHF and above contesting different
> (not  
> better or worse) from HF contesting. It's these things
> which mean that  
> the rules which apply to HF contesting shouldn't
> automatically apply  
> to VHF and above contests (and yes - I'm talking about the
> use of  
> ON4KST and the like!)
> 
> 73
> 
> Andy, G4PIQ


Very well put Andy.
I wish more people would appreciate that.

73 Ray GM4CXM