On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Bruce Herrick wrote:
> Well said, Fred. The Sprint QSY rule is very polarizing. Some of the
> best contesters on HF love it as it gives them a new challenge, but many
> who try the Sprint for the first time never go back to it because of
> this rule. When we are trying so hard to attract new blood to VHF+
> contesting, I fear implementing this rule would be very
> counter-productive.
>
VHF contesting is quite different from HF contesting. Although the HF
sprint QSY rule is fun, I think it would be devastating on VHF. When you
have beams that have a pattern only 30 degrees wide or less, it's hard
enough getting the attention of a station who's sitting on one frequency.
Maybe instead of a frequency QSY rule, we ought to have a "beam swinging"
rule? :-)
73, Zack W9SZ
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