[VHFcontesting] NEW ARRL "222 MHz and Up Distance Contest" rules are now on the ARRL web

[Bart Jahnke]

Also, Zack, I forgot to mention.

We'd encourage all participants to log ALL qso attempts - that way if
a logging error or non-confirmed qso occurs, both stations would get
credit for the best distance of the many attempts logged.

We will utilize software on our end that that will sort through the
attempts to harvest the best distance between each two stations
6-digit locators - on the same band - for that 4-digit grid combo.

As we are 10 months out, this will hopefully give adequate time for
Software suppliers to offer a profile for the new event.

 73 Bart W9JJ


On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh, cool. So I could make several QSO's from several 6-character grids
> within the same 4-character grid, and only count the one with the longest
> distance.
> I like that!
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Bart Jahnke <bjahnke at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Zack,
>>
>> Only one contact will count from each 4-digit grid, BUT several
>> contacts can be made to seek that greatest distance (the final one
>> contact that will be counted is the one both stations will use for
>> maximum distance).
>>
>> 73 Bart W9JJ
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I think the question was if a station can be re-contacted from a
>> > different
>> > 6-character grid, or if it has to move to a different 4-character grid.
>> > For
>> > example, if I move from EN50xf to EN50xh, can I be re-contacted for
>> > credit?
>> > (I'm pretty sure I know the answer.)
>> >
>> > 73, Zack W9SZ
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Bart Jahnke <bjahnke at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Peter,
>> >>
>> >> Keep a head of steam going on your array!
>> >>
>> >> Yes, the contest exchange is each station's 6-digit grid locator.
>> >>
>> >> Like today, Rovers can recontact band stations worked earlier once
>> >> they move to a different 4-digit grid.
>> >>
>> >> 73 Bart W9JJ
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Peter Laws <plaws0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Bart Jahnke <bjahnke at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> Please distribute widely:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The new ARRL "222 MHz and Up Distance Contest" rules are now on the
>> >> >> ARRL Web at http://www.arrl.org/222-mhz-and-up-distance-contest
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The contest is held on the first full weekend of August, beginning
>> >> >> at
>> >> >> 1800 UTC Saturday and ending at 1800 UTC Sunday (August 5-6, 2017).
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > If I'm very lucky, I'll have antennas for 1296 and 222 by then, now
>> >> > that I have transmitters.  :-)
>> >> >
>> >> > "A station in a specific grid locator may be contacted from the same
>> >> > location only once on each band, regardless of mode. " - Need to
>> >> > somehow make clear that "specific grid locator" is 6 characters long
>> >> > and not 4.  It *is* 6, right?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!
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