If you can only do one band in that contest, 432 is certainly the place to
be !
Jay W9RM DM58
Keith J. Morehouse
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On Jul 28, 2014 7:21 AM, "Pete Kobak via VHFcontesting" <
vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
> Newbie to contesting. Had a baby rover in the July CQ contest and it was a
> lot of fun. Looking forward to the Sept. ARRL VHF contest.
>
> Question on the August UHF contest this weekend: I only have one UHF band
> on my radio (70cm), and no beam yet. Was planning on getting the beam and
> associated equipment for the Sept. VHF contest, but is it worth it to
> accelerate my 70cm capability for this coming weekend? I assume most
> everyone in the UHF contest has many bands; would it be a waste of time for
> those I contact to only have the one band? I probably would not be a
> traveling rover, just operate from a single good location for a limited
> period of time.
>
> Note that I'm not talking about being competitive in the contest, it's
> just fun making multiple contacts on "weak signal" bands that don't
> normally have much activity. My main concern is that I don't want to annoy
> the competitive contesters.
>
> Thanks!
> -- Pete Kobak, K0BAK
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