I dunno. I never get bored with it! Even when I work the same people on
the same bands in every contest, over and over.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008, Gabor Horvath, VE7DXG wrote:
> Here is a personal story.
> Ten years ago (or is it 20?) I was all fired up about VHF contests. Get a
> 10W 2m radio, the home brew antenna, etc. together, drive up to the local
> scenic lookout, sleep in a tent, eat canned beans, make 50 contacts on 2m,
> and enjoy it.
> Now I drag 3 times the radios, antennas, etc. so I can be on 8 bands. I talk
> to the same 50 guys on 2m and "run through then bands" with them, and make
> 300 contacts. Yippie! I still don't work the DX (now I have the equipment,
> but not the time, because I'm busy on 927.5 talking to the next grid over
> for the mulitplier). I work that rover 35 times in a contest, never more
> than a 100 miles away, but he's in the local "rare" grid. You know, the same
> one he was in last contest when we worked 35 times. Sure, I can run 6-1296
> in 2 minutes or less with the guy 50 miles away for 12 points.
> Not that I don't enjoy talking to the locals (my friends), but it's the same
> darn thing every contest. It's like having steak each and every day.
> And if 6 is open you know what happens.
> Here is one scenario I floated around a few times to a pretty cold
> reception:
> Purpose: "Make more miles on VHF".
> A contest with 4 bands: 2, 432, 1296 and 10G.
> Exchange: Six digit grids and serial number.
> No rovers. No multipliers. No FM.
> 1point/km on 2m, up to 4p/km on 10G.
> 73,
> Gabor, VE7DXG
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