[VHFcontesting] ARRL ...VHF/UHF Awards and Contesting...

[Hare,Ed, W1RFI]

> Now, if the contest writeups were done more by contesters ON 
> THE VHF+ bands, it might add a lot more reality to the 
> coverage.  I recall a rather lame UHF or 10 GHz contest write 
> up that had more quotes from some HF contester in the write up! 

Well, that lets me out, because though I have dabbled in VHF and up contesting, I will stick with RFI ans spectrum-protection work. But from what I have learned, significantly increasing the soapbox comments is one of the things that are in the works, so more of the words will come from the guys that actually did it!   Sounds like it has potential. :-)

I will also take the opportunity to suggest that if some of you have some good ideas on contesting-related articles, look into writing them up for QST.  There is no better way to make sure that some of the words in QST are good ones than to write them yourself!   And right now, I am sure Dan is looking for as many good ideas as he can get to fill the increased number of pages he has to come up with, so if you have some good info, pointers or suggestions, pass them on to Dan.

And last but not least, if you have any suggestions for ARRL "TIS" pages on VHF and up operating and construction, send  them to me and I will get as many of them as possible on the pages.  

http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/microwave.html
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/vhfproj.html
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/antproj.html
http://www.arrl.org/tis

I can relatively easily add .pdfs of QST/QEX articles and always appreciate a few good links. 

73, 
Ed Hare, W1RFI
ARRL Lab
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06111
Tel: 860-594-0318
Internet: w1rfi at arrl.org
Web: http://www.arrl.org/tis



> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMRADIOLOGBOOK at aol.com [mailto:AMRADIOLOGBOOK at aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 6:28 PM
> To: Hare,Ed, W1RFI; KA0TP at aol.com; Henderson, Dan N1ND;
> vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu
> Cc: vhfcontesting at contesting.com; microwave at wa1mba.org
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] ARRL ...VHF/UHF Awards and Contesting...
> 
> 
> In a message dated 10/8/2002 4:48:07 PM Eastern Standard 
> Time, w1rfi at arrl.org writes:
> 
> > From what I understand, a significant number of these pages 
> are intended to be used so that contest writeups have more 
> words and photos about the fun hams had in the contests. If 
> that holds true, then I believe the change is one that will 
> > benefit contesting.
> 
> Now, if the contest writeups were done more by contesters ON 
> THE VHF+ bands, it might add a lot more reality to the 
> coverage.  I recall a rather lame UHF or 10 GHz contest write 
> up that had more quotes from some HF contester in the write up! 
> 
> A little more coverage "By and for" might get the reality across!
> 
> 
> Wayne Heinen N0POH
> Rocky Mountain VHF+ Newsletter
>