[VHFcontesting] 6m Dominant

[John AA5JG]

Just remember that it was only a year or so ago that the VHF/UHF contest committee recommended removing the higher bands from the June VHF contest.  I think removing 6m from the June contest would kill participation in it.  June is the only ARRL VHF contest where you have a good chance of having Es.  September and January are generally higher band contests because they are held outside of the Es season.  September is generally seen as the "tropo contest" and January is generally the "no propagation at all contest."

73s John AA5JG


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Steve Tripp \(K1IIG\)" <stephen.tripp at snet.net>
Date:  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:33:51 -0400

>I try and stay out of the "Rules Game" and any blogs about our contesting 
>aliments but I must agree with KR1ST, Chris, who suggests removing 6m from 
>the ARRL VHF/UHF contest. My suggestion is not to eliminate all 6m ARRL 
>contesting but maybe one or two especially during the June contest. Let's 
>give the upper bands more attention, that is where we need to focus. 6m is a 
>fun band but as Chris mentioned, it is in every radio and the bands get 
>clogged with non-contesters. Maybe a 6m only contest is a good way for them 
>to get inoculated to move up. I found myself trapped on 6m lurking for the 
>next new grid and forgetting 2m-2304 during long periods of band openings 
>when the multipliers are upper bands.
>
>Please remember, our upper frequencies are under major attack by various 
>industries and it is in our best interest in keeping them alive, no matter 
>how we accomplish this within our rules. Are we getting too picky on all 
>this? or are we doing a good job of self discipline?
>
>Now back up the tower to add a new microwave band.
>
>73's
>Steve
>K1IIG 
>
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