This just in: ARRL 2016 August UHF Contest Cancelled http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-2016-august-uhf-contest-cancelled I guess that is one way to improve it. :-) I am not a big fan of that contest
Darn it, I always liked that contest. My beams for the UHF bands have a lot more gain than the beams for the lower bands. It IS pretty close to the August 10 GHz contest weekend, but that's a differe
Author: Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:53:34 -0700
That is a ridiculous solution to a problem many saw coming. How can the ARRL simply cancel a operating event with such a long history ? Sure, it's "their" contest, but how much resource do they actua
Well, the Spring and Fall Sprints were taken over by other groups. They may not get the activity they once had, but they go on. And they do have SOME activity. I'll participate if some group says the
I'm also very disappointed over this "surprise" - I didn't see it coming. I usually operate in the August UHF contest and pick up a few new grids each year, I've even won some wallpaper in the past.
Let me express my disappointment. This contest has been around since 1978 and I cut short a trip to Colorado last year just so I could be back in time to participate .. who know it would be for the
Another concern we should be aware of is our UHF frequencies comingunder attack by Cellular Carriers. I heard that there is movement to use the 5ghz band. Verizon and maybe others are building Micro
The micro cells I have seen were being tested for Verizon at 900 and 2.2 GHz. The new 5G scheme will be at 30 and 60 GHz. Tom Holmes, N8ZM Another concern we should be aware of is our UHF frequencies
I wonder if that means we will see cheaper and more plentiful parts available for millimeter-wave bands? We can hope. 73, Zack W9SZ <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&u