[VHFcontesting] Announcements and VHF contesting....

[George Sintchak]

Mike - ur right on the mark - or should I say "spot" ;-)
I don't have APSR or twitter either but it's simpler and cheaper to activate 
twitter to get those rare grids.
Your "spot" method helps pointing/timing the searchlights. I maintain that 
you still have to make the contact using your own radio station.
Otherwise, we may as well use ILRP, ie; ham radio without the radio.... 
YMMV.

73's, George, WA2VNV
HF+50-1296, SOLP, FN30kv

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike (KA5CVH) Urich" <mike at ka5cvh.com>
To: "Lew Sayre" <lew at dsl-only.net>
Cc: "VHF Contesting" <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Announcements and VHF contesting....


> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 4:14 AM, Lew Sayre <lew at dsl-only.net> wrote:
>
>> George is spot on. I don't live in the NE corridor and I would appreciate
>> an assistance-free category to do radio contesting in the VHF and up 
>> bands.
>
> Mike wrote
>
> I like the idea of using technology that is already developed, and
> doesn't require an investment in equipment on my part.
>
> So where does that leave us.  Twitter.   It is a very low drag but
> effective technology.   Once I get to a grid I merely "tweet"
>
> EM10 KA5CVH 50.125 / 144.250 / 432.150
>
> I choose that order because it shows the grid first then the call and
> frequencies that you are on.  And you can repeat this every hour or so
> if you are not making many Q's.
>
> Heck, I may just reactivate my twitter account.
>
> Now some will complain that have to get a twitter account.   Well I
> don't want to have to buy and build out an APRS station.
>
> If you don't have a phone that will do texts, they are cheap, UPGRADE.
>
> -- 
> Mike Urich KA5CVH
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