[VHFcontesting] Question to the group

[Bill Junor]

Terry.

Yours is a very East-Coast-centric view of VHF/UHF contesting.  Out here in DM65, finding contacts even on the lower bands is challenging enough.  If I were to invest in equipment for 2.3GHz and above, I would expect a hefty premium in awarded points.

Bill / AI5I

> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:53:52 -0600
> From: w8zn54 at verizon.net
> To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Question to the group
> 
> 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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