[VHFcontesting] K7RAT Two Meter Spring Sprint

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On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 01:23:43AM -0500, Zack Widup wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Bruce Herrick wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> > 
> 
> VHF contesting is quite different from HF contesting.  Although the HF 
> sprint QSY rule is fun, I think it would be devastating on VHF.  When you 
> have beams that have a pattern only 30 degrees wide or less, it's hard 
> enough getting the attention of a station who's sitting on one frequency.
> 
> Maybe instead of a frequency QSY rule, we ought to have a "beam swinging" 
> rule?  :-)

I guess I see the use of the QSY rule in VHFing as a way to kick the big gun
off the calling frequency for a short period of time and make them QSY to
another frequency.  I don't really understand how this is going to be a 
big problem for anyone but the big gun.

By opening up the utility of the calling frequency for some smaller guns to
make an occasional QSO - I think we improve the experience for them - and 
maybe there will be more fun in it for the smaller guns - and there will be
more of them for the big guns to work.

And - at least in this area - getting people to move around some will help
spread things out instead of everyone trying to make their QSOs on the 
calling frequency.

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