[VHFcontesting] 6 & 10 Meter Contest

[Jerry]

So would the article 'The World Above 50Mhz'..become 'The World above 
28Mhz' ?  ;o)
I think a 10M Grid Award would do a lot for the Band.. a 10n6 Contest 
would do well for 6M also !  I remember 'years ago'..(85' or 86') 
working 10M Au one afternoon, and plotting it on a Map. Started to the 
East, ON, MB, WI, MI, area..Before long, I was Beaming SE and working 
into the W4 Area !  I thought 'if it were dark outside, that Au would 
show up South of Me' ?
Never saw it happen again..and did not use 6M at all at that time ! 
Would have been an interesting opening on that band as well ! Probably 
one of the Rare Times folks in the South seen 'Them Pretty Lights' !  73
Jerry
VE6CPP
DN39or
On 9/4/2014 12:26 PM, Les Rayburn wrote:
> I doubt that the ARRL would tamper with the very successful 10 Meter 
> Contest it already has. I suspect a mid-summer contest is being 
> considered to take advantage of sporadic-e propagation during the 
> declining sunspot cycle, but can't confirm that.
>
> A 10 Meter grid based award, similar to VUCC would pay dividends as 
> well. It introduces HF operators to the concept of grid hunting, and 
> then makes it easier for them to make the transition to 6 Meters (and 
> above) later on. If the ARRL established a "Fred Fish" type award for 
> working literally every grid square in the U.S., it might spur a lot 
> of activity on 10 Meters during the otherwise "null" that usually 
> happens during non-peak years.
>
> You might also see some combination 10 Meter & 6 Meter, K5N type 
> expeditions from rare grids. With today's HF rig's, it's easy to 
> operate both bands. We've already seen a movement of HF operators into 
> 6 Meters---unfortunately, not many of them seem to be venturing any 
> higher.
>
> Overall, I think treating 10 Meters more like a VHF band makes a lot 
> of sense as we move into the non-peak years. Most experts feel that 
> the next solar cycle peak will also be a bit of  a dud...so this type 
> of action might help ensure the long-term health of both bands.
>
> Sharp thinking out of Newington!
>
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