[VHFcontesting] Question to the group

[Zack Widup]

Hi Terry,

I don't know what the activity is like in your area, but I often have
to fight for those QSO's. I've spent as much as a half hour trying.
They are not a walk in the park here. Conditions have been miserable
lately. I can often just barely squeak thru a QSO on 1296 with nothing
on the higher bands.

My 24 GHz station is not setup throughout a contest. I have to take
down 10 GHz and set up 24 and it doesn't always result in a QSO. Often
another half hour for nothing.

I think we should keep the extra points for the incentive.

73, Zack W9SZ

On 2/21/15, w8zn54 at verizon.net <w8zn54 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Does anyone feel that giving extra points for 2.3G and up has out lived it's
> usefulness? You can order a complete high quality transverter system from
> DEMI or DB6NT and it's easier to work folks on 10GHz in the 10GHz contest
> than trying to catch them on 2m!!! It just seems that adding another band
> which automatically gives you more Q's and grids is enough of a bonus. When
> getting on the microwaves required an engineering degree and $20K in test
> equipment, I would agree but now it just seems a relic.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Terry Price
> W8ZN - ex K8ISK/WD8ISK
> 1.8 MHZ - 47 GHz - FM18dv
> Member of the K8GP Contest Group
> FM19bb
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