Hello fellow VHF/UHF/uW contesters.
While we are all looking forward to this weekends 6m & 2m only CQWW VHF
contest, August 1 and 2 will take us up the spectrum for the ARRL's UHF
contest (rules at http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2009/uhf.html ). In
parallel with the ARRL UHF contest, 2009 marks the sixth year running that
the Northern Lights Radio Society (NLRS) is regionally sponsoring
Rovermania !. Rovermania ! has the expressed purpose of generating
activity and fun on the bands above 222 through roving. Regional
information about Rovermania ! can be found on the NLRS website at
http://www.nlrs.org/RoverMania/index.htm .
To foster UHF contest activity the NLRS has also sponsored a Limited Rover
Award (not to be confused with the newer ARRL "Limited Rover" category)
just for the ARRL UHF contest and Rovermania ! - full rules can be found at
http://www.nlrs.org/LimitedRover/index.htm . Last years NLRS Limited Rover
award winners were Dave, N9TTX/R (1st) and Mike, WB8BZK (2nd) - note that
the rules state that the winners can be located anywhere in the US or
Canada.
The UHF contest is ideal for roving as you can leave the monster 6m & 2m
antennas at home and amazing distances can be covered on the high bands.
Most rovers will tell you that 222 through 902/903 often out perform 2m
from the rovermobile. Last year we were blessed with some nice regional
tropo here in Minnesota and I can remember working huge S9 signals out to
300 miles on the uW bands - what a hoot.
2009 also marks the first year for club competition in the UHF contest.
What club will be the first to win the first ever UHF club competition ?
Mark August 1/2 in your calendars. Don't forget that this is just a 24
hour contest, so don't plan to get on Sunday evening to hand out a few Q's
as it will be over by then ! And most important, send in your log for
this is the year we go over 200 logs.
73, Jon
W0ZQ/R
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