Although the VHF/UHF contest survey is over, I just had an idea that could resolve the FT8 (digital) dominance during the contest. I just wish I had thought of this when I did the survey. My idea wou
Author: jimk8mr--- via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:06:40 +0000 (UTC)
I wonder how much of the decline of VHF contests arises from every modern HF transceiver also having six meters? For a few months of the year there's lots of action there, and little reason to worry
That's a good question. I generally take along all bands from 144 through 10368 MHz as a portable station in the VHF+ contests. I usually only take 50 MHz along during the ARRL June VHF and CQWW VHF
Dave, Interesting proposal. Would this then have the band multiplier applied to the point total, e.g. analog a digital contacts on 6M would give 3 points (your example of 1 for Dig and 2 for analog)
Author: mike repinski via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:31:37 +0000 (UTC)
This is my take. All the tech class license holders that were the VHF and UHF guys upgraded when the FCC dropped the code requirement. Now they can play on 20 and 15 with one antenna and lots of acti
Bob, I like it. de K3SK Dave Buckwalter FM07 Farmville VA An extended version of this proposal - multiple contacts / band and differential points / mode - has been circulated and discussed on this an
An extended version of this proposal - multiple contacts / band and differential points / mode - has been circulated and discussed on this and other forums for the past two to three years. A formal p