[VHFcontesting] Common rover frequency

[Steve Clifford]

But does anybody actually use .240 in the contests?  I'm really a newbie as
well and have only operated in 3 so far, but I haven't heard a peep from
rovers on any specific frequency.  The only frequency that I've heard much
rover activity on a consistent basis is W1RT's at 144.247.  I've never heard
him, but I heard quite a few people using that to look for him.  I snagged a
few contacts like that in September when he didn't answer.  That's actually
what got me thinking about the idea of a rover spot.

So is there already a rover calling frequency that is actually used?  I
chose .245 only because it didn't step on W1RT but was close enough to get
guys already in that portion of the band looking for him.

Steve
K4GUN/R

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Chet, N8RA <chetsubaccount at snet.net> wrote:

> 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
> =====
>
> 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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