[VHFcontesting] VHF Contest Rules Revisions - Part III

[Mike A. King - KM0T]

Well, the sandhills and nuclear wastedump of Nebraska sure is dirt, no hams
on VHF (that I have worked anyway :)

Seriously, I hear what your saying Bill, just having fun here.

Really would like to contest out east once, just to have my you know what
handed to me as not being used to the flurry of activity and KW stations up
and down the band, would be a great learning experience.

73 and GL in the next test!

Mike - KM0T  EN13vc

As for that big tropo opening to the east, it normally starts about EN23 :(


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Olson" <callbill at hotmail.com>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] VHF Contest Rules Revisions - Part III


> OK, so NOW what happens if there's a BIG tropo opening to the east coast
> when we're all in the cornfield in Iowa??.... Oops!! Seriously, we in the
> east know it's different in the midwest and west. Most of us did not move
> here because of the VHF radio activity!! But we're really only competing
> within our division and the rules were set up that way because activity is
> different in different parts of the country. BUT.. it ain't only in the
> midwest. Try VHF contesting from Maine sometime. Not much activity to the
> North, especially on the higher bands and a WHOLE LOT OF OCEAN OUT
THERE!!!
> Basically ALL the workable grids are from west to SW. At least in the
middle
> of the country the grids in every direction have dirt on them!
>
> bill k1DY
>
> >Now....thats the best idea I have heard in a long long time :)  Tell em
to
> >bring their microwaves!
> >
> >73
> >
> >Mike - KM0T in the NW Cornfield of Iowa - EN13vc
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
> >To: "Hoffman, Mark" <mhoffman at microwavedata.com>; "VHF Contesting"
> ><vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 5:02 PM
> >Subject: RE: [VHFcontesting] VHF Contest Rules Revisions - Part III
> >
> >
> > > I have often thought that it would be neat to have a
> > > WRTC type event for VHF contesting.  Let the different
> > > groups set up in the cornfields of Iowa, all with the
> > > same equipment and antennas, and see how they do.  If
> > > nothing else, it will allow the New England contesters
> > > to experience how different midwest contesting is, and
> > > how you don't get many QSOs if you don't get on
> > > 144.200
> > >
> > > 73s John NE0P
>
>
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