Well, having made a comment about not using FM much, I was reminded of when
all I had on 1296 was an FM talkie. I hooked it up to a good antenna for a
contest and called CQ on 1296.1 FM. The bands weren't crowded and the folks
listening on SSB ralized I was on FM and switched over and I made a few
contacts that way also.
Steve
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> George Burton
> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 19:27
> To: STeve Andre'; vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] FM during the VHF contests?
>
>
> Hi Steve
>
> Granted, most folks operate SSB for contests but yes, there
> are FM contacts out there. During the few times that I have
> operated during contests both as a rover and portable I was
> able to add a few extra Q's using FM. In my case I added the
> 1.2G transverter this year so will have both SSB & FM on
> that band but I do not have a 220 SSB station yet. The person
> who normally brings that equipment along may not be available
> this year. I will be using a tri-band Kenwood FM radio to
> listen for FM contacts. That way I can continue to operate
> SSB while listening for the occasional new FM contact.
>
> George
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of STeve Andre'
> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 12:25 PM
> To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] FM during the VHF contests?
>
>
> In planning for the June VHF contest, I've been in an
> ssb-only mode, not thinking of FM at all. It just dawned on
> me that I might be missing something--do many people use FM,
> contesting? Is it worth it, trying to make contacts that way?
>
> Thanks, STeve Andre'
> wb8wsf en82
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