I just put up a new yagi for 432, and currently only have a FM rig for 222.
My question is this: every 432 contact I have ever made was a move up from 2
meters, or set up by chatroom, email or phone. I do not see making many 222
fm contacts with 25 watts and 5 element yagi setup vertical that I will be
moving up to 432.
Am I wrong about the 223,5 FM contacts? Will there be lots of ops coming out
of the woodwork to use this seeming dead band for the contest? So far in 6
weeks, I have only had one station to contact on simplex 1.25, 75 miles
north to a station I often chat with on 146.520 FM, But he only works FM
vhf/UHF.
Does 2 meters still get used as a contact point to rally move ups? I heard
lots of traffic there during to June VHF/UHF event for contacts being made up
to 1.2g and some higher attempts.
Are there rules against setting up skeds during the event in chat rooms? If
not where do I look to find where the SE 432 contacts would be during the event?
Is it considered bad VHF/UHF form to hang out where Big Guns are and call
people after they work them? or follow them when they change bands? I have
never heard a pile up on 432, so far, but I keep up the hope!.
Most ops seem very willing to help others make contacts on 2 meters and up,
which makes the world above 50MHz more fun than the contesting on lower bands .
I tell my ham buddies it more like "contacting" on 144 and up, not the "59,
thanks, 73" contesting you hear on HF
73 de Bob,
K4ESA EM74qc
Bob Mantell
k4esa@yahoo.com
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