[VHFcontesting] 903 vs 1296

John Hawkinson jhawk at MIT.EDU
Mon Mar 22 14:09:23 EST 2004


Jimk8mr at aol.com <Jimk8mr at aol.com> wrote on Mon, 22 Mar 2004
at 11:19:29 -0500 in <8e.66eab57.2d906c11 at aol.com>:

> Any thoughts on which band would give me the better bang for the contest 
> buck?  Is operating at 1296 any more difficult (or easier?) than at 903?

In my experience, 903 MHz is much more likely to be crowded with
cordless telephones and other annoying types of interference, especially
in urban areas.

--jhawk
  KB1CGZ


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