[VHFcontesting] rules

[Alex]

> RRR....if we could just get the HFers out of the world of VHF, most 
> things would work better. 

If that's not a great display of enlightenment, then I don't know what is. ;-)

> These two sets of rules do not 
> necessarily have to be closely related, since the nature of HF and VHF 
> contesting is significantly different.

The _nature of contesting_ on HF and VHF is exactly the same: making as many contacts as possible within a given time frame.

> The prop logger pages, spotting pages, realtime scheduling 
> pages, APRS, whatever.  You can make schedules on line, you can call 
> them on the phone and remind them to get on.  You can do whatever it 
> takes, BUT you still have to make a VALID contact. 

Ah, now I see why you want HFers out of the world of VHF, they make contesting too challenging while you need a bunch of crutches to rack up a few contacts. 

What you want is go deer hunting and want to be able to call up your buddy to put a deer right in front of your gun at a given time, so all you have to do is to aim and shoot.

> VHF contesting should about making the contact now about HOW you found 
> the station on the other end.  

Right, you prefer deer hunting on a deer farm, rather than going into the woods and enjoy the challenge of hunting down the deer you want to end up on your dinner plate.

> Either you can work them, or you can't.  
> If you can work a station, how you found out that he was there is 
> immateriel.

So all you want is just a simple target practicing session without the inconvenience of the hunt. This HFer gets it now.

73,
--Alex KR1ST
http://www.kr1st.com