[VHFcontesting] Drumming up FM activity for contests

[Eric Smith]

At least in the Pacific Northwest,  on 2 meters, 146.58 is
used extensively when activity on SSB goes away...  lots of
contest traffic on 223.5 also.
Eric
KB7DQH


On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:25:21 -0800
 "Tom Carney" <tomc7 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I'm not so sure opening up the National calling freq is a
> good idea.  There
> is a bit of activity on .52 out here (SF Bay area).  The
> risk you run is
> that you *iss off the very people you want to give you a
> Q.   We even moved
> off of .55 because of negative reaction to using it.  Use
> of .52 is not
> explicitly prohibited during the Sprints.  I tried
> calling on .52 last
> spring but got no responses.
> 
> I've concluded that the vast majority of hams on FM
> aren't interested in
> contesting.  As such, it's difficult to get them to give
> you a Q.  That's
> the story out here but, I thought, there was considerable
> FM contest
> activity in other areas of the country??  If there is
> some standard FM
> contest freqs in other parts of the country, lets try
> them.
> 
> 73,  Tom  K6EU/r
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <KA2AEV at aol.com>
> To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 3:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Drumming up FM activity for
> contests
> 
> 
> > No arguement from me on opening up the National Calling
> Frequency
> > Seems as if it would definately drum up some type of
> activity
> > Activity levels even up here in NYCity are low on
> 146.52
> >
> > 73 de Mike
> > KA2AEV
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