[VHFcontesting] 6M Dominant

[Zack Widup]

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, jon jones wrote:

>
> 6 is not always dominant...
>
> How quickly people forget. Last year 6 Meters stank - one of the worst
> June contests for Es. We were blessed with good 6M conditions this year.
>
> The ARRL has the UHF contest and 10 GHz contest focusing on
> UHF/microwave & microwave bands. The September and January contests
> don't have much Es usually so they are 2 Meters and above by default.
> That leaves the June VHF QSO Party as the only ARRL VHF Contest
> with widespread 6 Meter activity. And that will vary depending if there
> is E-skip or not.
>

CQWW VHF was a total blast two years ago because 50 MHz was so open. Don't 
count this contest out. It's a lot easier on Hilltoppers and Rovers too - 
only two bands to concentrate on!

73, Zack W9SZ