[VHFcontesting] 2024 CQWW VHF Results availalbe

[RT Clay]

 You can't please everyone with the dates. I actually like the new dates. I have always had a conflict with the later July CQ VHF date, but I should be able to operate the earlier July event. 


I am also glad someone is finally trying a VHF contest with a restricted set of modes. 


Tor N4OGW

    On Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 09:03:47 AM CST, David R Buckwalter via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:  
 
 Not a rover.  I gave up roving and portable operating back in the last century.  I now do all my contesting from my shack.    My biggest issue is the split, or two weekends.  There is no way I would be able to participate two different weekends.  Life has may other things happening.    I also operate "all mode", SSB, CW and digital in all VHF contests.  Splitting digital to a separate weekend is idiotic.  Why not keep it a single weekend and just split the contest award categories from those that want analog modes only?  

I have my 1985 Inaugural CQWW VHF WPX Contest Certificate hanging on my shack wall.  I've participated in some, not all since then, but this  2 weekends is probably going to end it for me.  I'll stick with the ARRL contests.

de K3SK



-----Original Message-----
From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces+k3sk=buckwalter.co at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Jonesy W3DHJ via VHFcontesting
Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2025 9:35 AM
To: Tony Contratto <vhfcontesting at kg9ov.org>
Cc: Jonesy W3DHJ <mailserver at jonz.net>; vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 2024 CQWW VHF Results availalbe

On Wed, 8 Jan 2025, Tony Contratto wrote:

>As a rover (I’m obviously biased here), any serious effort in a VHF 
>contest is a full weekend plus commitment.  It may be different for 
>fixed stations and/or the casual operator, but personally this has me 
>deciding if I want to participate at all.

Rover here, too.
Well, the dates do not really bother me.  But, THE TIMES!!!
I had to read the web page <https://cqww-vhf.com/rules/> several times to believe it.
This means it's a Saturday-only contest for me.
And the earlier hours on Saturday do me no good.
I rarely ever had a "SSB/CW/FM" QSO before 9 AM local in any of the VHF contests -- going back nearly 2 decades.  Add to that the Local/regional VHF SSB/CW/FM (contest) activity has collapsed over the last half-dozen years or so.

My preliminary, back-of-the-napkin plans would be to operate 1500z to 0200/0300z on Saturday only.  If at all...

It seems like a good scheme to take SSB/CW/FM completely out of CQ VHF contesting.

73
Jonesy
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