[VHFcontesting] VHF sked alternative

[John D'Ausilio]

Steve, what Xtof and I usually do is make noise on one 2M frequency
and pretty much stay there. Once everybody knows you're there every
contest, they tune by once in a while and you get enough business to
eat up 60-90 minutes and hopefully we pick up enough microwave passes
to keep the 2nd op (me) busy. Don't be too discouraged by this 'test
.. conditions were pretty flat and omni antennas + flat condx +
way-the-heck-down-in-FM26 = low q count. Believe me, we've been there
and done that (from FM25 too) ..

de w1rt/john

On Jan 24, 2008 4:50 PM,  <k4gun at comcast.net> wrote:
> The obvious solution is to have a 2nd radio dedicated specifically to listening to a pre-determined frequency and then telling everybody you know what that frequency is.  If a base station finds themselves in a good pile-up at a scheduled time, they can just wait and call on the rover's calling frequency when they have a chance.  As long as the rover keeps roughly on a driving schedule and leaves one radio on to a specific listening frequency, all should be well.