The September VHF QSO Party happens to coincide with two of the better hamfests in my area, Butler, PA (FN00) to the east of us, and Findlay, OH (EN81) to the west. Both are fairly close to grid corn
Mike wrote <doing his best Artie Johnson> INTERESTING ... verrry verrry Interesting. I'm sure scanning the simplex portions of the bands would / should produce many contacts. I'm not sure what you me
No and no. You can set up wherever you'd like, as long as it's legal to do so. And you can work whomever you'd like on whatever mode you have, if it's 50 MHz or above. I say go for it!! 73, Zack W9SZ
I have done this before. As long as there is a valid contact, I don't see anything un-ethical about it. Quite the contrary actually, I see it as a chance to introduce a lot of new people to VHF conte
Unless the hamfest is on a sunday morning. Then plenty of QSOs to be had. 73s John NE0P http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Ne
At 08:15 PM 8/31/04 -0400, Jimk8mr@aol.com wrote: The September VHF QSO Party happens to coincide with two of the better hamfests in my area, Butler, PA (FN00) to the east of us, and Findlay, OH (EN8
If people initiate the QSO with you because they see you operating, I think it's wrong. It's a form of using non-amateur means (visual) to initiate a contact. examples clipped...... Dave/K8CC I have
The basic fundamental tenet of an amateur radio contest is that you initiate your QSOs via radio techniques. This has been re-affirmed by most of the major organizations that sponsor radio contests.