[VHFcontesting] VHF Contest time & wknd

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

For those of you concerned about conflicts with the NFC and AFC  
Championship games, you might consider moving to northeast Ohio.
 
No playoff worries here, and the nearby markets of Detroit and Buffalo  
haven't been too hot lately either.
 
 
;-)      -     Jim   K8MR 
 
 
p.s. I also think a Friday night contest start is a bad idea.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/31/2013 2:13:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rick1ds at hotmail.com writes:


As a  rover in the January contest for more than 20 years, I believe that 
the  current hours are quite reasonable. It allows for either setting up Sat 
AM, or  driving to the far spot on the itinerary. In either case, it is a 
consistent  time with the other VHF contests. When I was working a job on 
Saturdays when I  was younger, although I'd miss a few hours at the start, I 
could generally get  on after 5PM and still enjoy a lot of contacts. I don't 
see the rules and  dates/times as broken now. As for the issue of what weekend 
and the challenge  of finding a better spot, It has been worked over 
enough. At least the Super  Bowl has been moved to a weekend that doesn't 
conflict. Rick  K1DS/R