Not so Jay.
At least for the June contest, the east coast is at a serious DISADVANTAGE.
Es is much better from the midwest and the southwest. In fact were the ARRL
VHF contests not all microwave contests, the east coast could only be
COMPETITIVE one year in five in June, a year when Es is poor. Likewise about
once every 5 years there is midwestern tropo that never crosses the
Appalachian Mountains. During that year the east coast will not win unless
they manufacture contacts on the microwaves.
If you attended the ADVANCED session at Contest University at Dayton in 2008
you heard much of this Webinar. Otherwise you may find it interesting.
There are no secrets. Only things that VHF contesters should do they they
don't.
73 Gene W3ZZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Morehouse [mailto:w9rm@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 6:53 PM
To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] "Secrets" of VHF contesting
Should this say "Veteran VHF contester and QST's The World Above 50 MHz
column editor Gene Zimmerman W3ZZ shares the secrets of successful VHF
Contesting FROM THE EAST COAST" ???
<grin>
Jay W9RM
----- Original Message ----
From: Chet S <chetsubaccount@snet.net>
To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 6:15:32 AM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] "Secrets" of VHF contesting
FYI.
If this is like other webinars, it will be very interesting and informative.
It has also been possible in the past to download a recorded version
afterward to play at your leisure.
73
Chet, N8RA
____________________________________________________
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:07:54 +0000 (UTC)
From: k4zw@comcast.net
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Upcoming Webinars
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.
.
May 25 - VHF Contesting - What to Do and How To Win Veteran VHF contester
and QST's The World Above 50 MHz column editor Gene Zimmerman W3ZZ shares
the secrets of successful VHF Contesting.
To register go to: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/978706411
You can also find the registration links by going to www.pvrc.org and
clicking on Upcoming Webinars. Previous events are also on the PVRC web page
under the Recorded Webinars link.
Ken K4ZW
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