[UK-CONTEST] 144Mhz Trophy --lack of activity

[David G3YYD]

For me what makes a contest interesting is QSOs lots of them and 
technical/operator challenge. Do VHF contests make the grade? One or two 
get close. VHFNFD: the local club with 400 watts, 30m high mast, 4 
stacked beams on 2m, similar set up on 70cm, 4m & 6m and on the top of 
the highest hill for many miles. I think we made about 550QSOs on 2m in 
24 hours. I can do that in a few hours in a major HF contest. I can also 
operate two bands at the same time on HF (SO2R) virtually all VHF+ 
contests don't even enable me to work 2 bands at once so not much 
operator challenge.

 From home I have K3, very good 2m transverter and 350 watts to a single 
yagi at 65ft, but only 80m ASL. Everything I hear I can work. Even so I 
quickly work the band out and then think what now? I have lost interest 
in listening to the same stations I have already  worked and the noise 
between them. So I go QRT and do something more interesting. Do I come 
on next time there is VHF contest no not worth it. Much rather spend my 
effort (and brass) on a worthwhile HF contest.

Now convince me and many operators thinking the same as me that VHF+ 
contesting is worthwhile.

73 David G3YYD