[VHFcontesting] Thanks for changing the weekend for VHF Contest

[k1to at aol.com]

 This is absolutely the right thing to do!  

The RTTY Roundup can be any weekend in January and not be affected by propagation while the VHF event potentially benefits greatly from better winter Es earlier in January.  The RTTY Roundup doesn't include 160 and could even run on the CQ WW 160 CW weekend.  

 
73, Dan, K1TO

 

---- Original Message ----
From: James Duffey <jamesduffey at comcast.net>
To: vhfcontesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Cc: James Duffey <jamesduffey at comcast.net>; w9jj <w9jj at arrl.org>
Sent: Wed, Aug 17, 2016 1:30 pm
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Thanks for changing the weekend for VHF Contest

Bart - This is great news! I think club participation should pick up without the conflict with the CQ WW 160 contest and the chances for late season Es is a lot better. Still not good for Es, but a lot better.

Has anyone at the contest branch considered swapping the weekend dates for the January VHF and the RTTY contest? That would place the VHF contest much earlier, with much better chances of Es. Thanks - Duffey KK6MC

> We have selected the 3rd weekend in January - to avoid CQWW 160 on the
> 4th weekend.
> 
> The January 2017 ARRL VHF Contest will be January 21-23.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bart W9JJ
> 

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