[VHFcontesting] Newbie Question about the ARRL UHF Contest

[Zack Widup]

Yes; I don't know if it varies around the USA but in the Midwest we use 
144.260 as a microwave coordination frequency. I'll probably have it along 
during the UHF contest.  There are no rules disallowing use of other bands 
not a part of the contest to arrange QSO's on microwave bands.  You just 
can't count them as contest QSO's.

We hadn't agreed on a frequency on 432 for coordination of microwave QSO's 
around here. 432 is my best band but I have to hope others point their 
beams at me.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Sat, 2 Aug 2008, Les Rayburn wrote:

> I seem to recall during the Microwave Spring Sprint some mention of a 2 Meter "coordination frequency"? I know that during events which include 2 Meters, it's commonplace to start out on 144.200 and then "move" stations to the higher bands. What is the protocol during the UHF contest? Does everyone congregate on 432.100?
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> (See I told you it was a newbie question!)
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> Color me really excited about my first ever UHF contest. Hoping for some new grids on both 222 and 432. BTW, got the 222mhz and 2.3ghz transverters both working with my Yaesu FT-817ND. Thanks to all who helped with the effort.
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> 73,
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> Les Rayburn, N1LF
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