[VHFcontesting] Common rover frequency

[Chet, N8RA]

FWIW- as a newbie, I've noted on my cheat sheet that rovers sometimes use
50.185 on 6M
144.240 on 2M
and 144.260 for the coordination frequency for UHF contests. 

I'm all ears for other thoughts. 

Chet, N8RA


-----Original Message-----
From: vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of James French
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 7:16 PM
To: Steve Clifford
Cc: VHF Contesting email
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Common rover frequency

Suggested calling frequency for Michigan Microwavers/Rovers is 144.260 Mhz.

James W8ISS
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On Mon, 2009-01-12 at 18:09 -0500, Steve Clifford wrote:
> Here is an idea I've been kicking around for these contests.  Rovers 
> are not often crossing paths.  It would seem to me that in the heat of 
> a contest with a lot of QSYing and moving that rovers could agree on 
> using a common frequency.  If base stations just got used to looking for
rovers at...
> say... 144.245, I think we could all benefit.  Base stations looking 
> for a specific rover sure wouldn't be disappointed if they found other 
> roves when they called.  Rovers similarly wouldn't mind being found 
> when a base was looking for somebody else.
> 
> So in an effort to see how this works, I'll be using 144.245 this contest.
> Any time I am not doing a search and pounce, or QSY to other bands, 
> I'll be on or listening to 144.245.  I encourage other rovers to use 
> this frequency.  Let's see how a shared rover spot works.
> 
> Steve
> K4GUN/R
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