[VHFcontesting] Changes to ARRL VHF Contest Rules

[Zack Widup]

Depends opn why you're contesting in the first place. If your ONLY goal is
to win something, hang it up. If you're also out there to have fun, as I am,
do whatever you feel will produce some fun.
Probably the reason I haven't done much Roving is that my station, being
almost entirely homebrew thru 10 GHz, except for the IF rigs, is also
time-consuming to set up and take down. So I stick with one location and
enter as a Single-Op Portable (QRP). And I have fun!

Every microwave QSO I make or attempt to make still thrills me. I've been
trying to work some people down around St. Louis early on weekday mornings
on 10 GHz when the Hepburn site forecasts tropo between us. I enjoy even the
failed attempts.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:17 AM, GeoffK <gkrauss at stny.rr.com> wrote:

> Well, that screws me!
> I was all set to go Ltd. with 10 GHz (20w) and 24 Ghz (2W), and 144/223 as
> liaisons, for my 4 bands, but that's apparently not possible now. So, 1/2/3
> call-area folks looking for FN11/12/21/22 on 10/24 ... maybe next year, if
> the rules allow it.
> Geoff WA2GFP FN22ab
> ----- Original Message ----- > The ARRL Programs and Services Committee
> approved the following VUAC's
> > recommendations to the ARRL VHF Contest program:
> >
> > 1) Limited Rover: Limited Rovers will now be able to enter only on the
> > four lowest bands for any given ARRL VHF contest. For January, June and
> > September, this means 6 Meters, 2 Meters, 220 MHz and 432 MHz. For the
> > August UHF Contest, this means 220 MHz, 432 MHz, 902 MHz and 1.2 GHz.
> >
> > These changes take effect immediately, and have been noted on the ARRL
> > web site. Stations planning to enter as limited Rover in the 2009 ARRL
> > June VHF QSO Party should take note.
> >
> >
>
>
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