[VHFcontesting] Field Day Band Changes

David A. Pruett k8cc at comcast.net
Thu Jun 24 22:05:00 EDT 2004


At 04:16 AM 6/24/04 +0000, Matthew Pepper wrote:
>Do you those of you who work field day VHF stations wait the 15 minutes in 
>between band/mode changes. Or do you just pass a station up the bands like 
>the ARRL VHF Contests?

Check the FD rules, which specifically exempt the VHF bands from the 15 
minute rule.

I've been the VHF op from a good 2A in OH for several of the past years 
from a great location with good antennas on 50/144/432, and while 50 MHz 
was fun the activity level on 144/432 was just depressing.

Dave/K8CC




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