[VHFcontesting] K7RAT Two Meter Spring Sprint

[Bruce Herrick]

Well said, Fred.  The Sprint QSY rule is very polarizing.  Some of the 
best contesters on HF love it as it gives them a new challenge, but many 
who try the Sprint for the first time never go back to it because of 
this rule.  When we are trying so hard to attract new blood to VHF+ 
contesting, I fear implementing this rule would be very 
counter-productive.

I hate to take a defeatist attitude, but I don't think we can do much 
about the congestion on .200.  We've been debating this issue for years, 
and it has become obvious that no one really cares - they will always go 
where the Qs are.  It isn't bad here along the Front Range of Colorado, 
as there isn't enough activity to really cause problems.  My biggest 
gripe out here is that after some of the locals work everyone, they will 
sit and ragchew - on .200, of course.  Arrgh!

Bruce WW1M

Fred Lass wrote:
> On VHF it can be extremely frustrating to someone who wants to
> tail-end to get that new grid.  You may find the new grid, call him,
> have him called by a station that is closer, so that is who he comes
> back to.  Now, you want to work him, but you can't, because he must
> QSY.
> 
> The QSY rule also minimizes station building to reach further and
> replaces it with who can QSY faster.  That would not interest me.
> 
> 73,  Fred K2TR
> 
> Tree <tree at kkn.net> wrote: Think we should use the NCJ sprint QSY
> rule to help spread things out. At least in this part of the country
> - it would help.
> 
> 
> 
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