[VHFcontesting] Pre-contest skeds

[KA0TP at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/22/02 11:01:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tree at kkn.net 
writes:
<< 
 In VHF, I am only really competiting against one or two locals.  We
 make agreements on what is okay and not okay and then stick to it.
 For example, we don't make skeds, we don't use FM except on 223.5
 MHz and no packet.
  >>
No FM?
 I have been advertising on nets and Repeaters in the area for people without 
SSB gear to try the contest on FM simplex with 146.58 as the 2M freq. I will 
be monitoring on the quater hour. 
There are a lot of Techs out there who have FM gear and don't really know 
there is more than repeaters to use. If pushing on the repeaters in the weeks 
before the contest, to get simplex contacts helps them discover VHF 
contesting, then MAYBE there will eventually be more than a "Few locals" 
doing VHF contesting.
The beauty of the VHF contest is that it is All Mode. Any direct contct 
works. Regardless of Mode.