[VHFcontesting] To FM, or not to FM, that is the question

[Bob Naumann - N5NJ]

I've found the recent discussion of the sked controversy interesting, but
mentioned several times is the FM 'issue'.

There is a huge disparity for those who happen to be located near (use your
own definition of near) a major metropolitan area where there is a large
population of VHF/UHF FM users.

This can result in a huge difference in QSO numbers between these
"metropolitan" operations and those that are more "rural".

Should there be a distinction between those who can work these types of
non-contesters and those who cannot?

I'm not against drumming up more contest activity - certainly not!  However,
it seems that some stations can "shoot fish in a barrel" on 146.58 all
weekend, while others have to pray for some sort of enhanced propagation to
make more than just a few qsos.

What's the consensus here?

N5NJ
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