At 08:12 PM 2/20/2004 -0800, Bob K0NR wrote:
From: "John Geiger" <johngeig@yahoo.com>
>Well said Mike. I can't see how the new point rules
>encourage anyone to add more bands. Since a 2.3G QSO
>would count the same pointwise as a 6 meter QSO, I
>would do better making a few WSJT skeds than I would
>adding new bands. Not exactly the way to encourage
>activity on the higher frequencies.
>
> 73s John NE0P
>
There is a critical assumption here that the goal is
to encourage activity on the higher bands. I don't
share that assumption or belief (sacrilege!).
I think the goal should be to maximize the number
of stations active in the VHF contest, without regard
to how many bands they operate.
I don't disagree with that, but I do think that encouraging
activity on the higher bands is a significant consideration,
but I don't think it's the only goal or necessarily the most
important. But we need to do it.
OK, let me back off a little bit. I do see the value
of encouraging people to add bands to their station.
But I would argue that not every "VHF" contest needs
to have the same set of bands and/or scoring. Some
diversity in how the contests are structured could
be a real plus. We could have one or two contests
use the existing "Really a Microwave Contest" scoring
method and maybe the June contest could use a
"Really a VHF Contest" scoring method.
I think that adding a 'Limited Single' category could go a long
way towards solving that. I never understood why there wasn't
one.
I wouldn't be adverse to proposal 3, except that I think it should be
the January contest rather than June. A lot of the good microwave
activity is mountain topping. You can do that in June, but it's a lot
harder to do in January. (Impossible in some areas).
John - K9IJ
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