[VHFcontesting] 6m Dominant

[Zack Widup]

No, I don't like that idea.  Six is too much fun when it opens! If no one 
ever gets to the higher bands in June, then they probably will in the 
September contest.

Having a six-meter contest could be very disappointing since you never 
know when the band will be open. When it's closed, I usually work all the 
available stations in my area in the first couple hours. Having six 
available as one band in a multi-band contest makes sure you have 
something to do when six is totally dead.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, Steve Tripp \(K1IIG\) wrote:

> 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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