You certainly wouldn't be an annoyance! I've worked many people in the
August UHF contest who only had 432. I started out that way. And I
think most people feel that any QSO's they can get are good, on one
band or several. So if you can manage it, I'd say go for it.
73, Zack W9SZ
P.S. Nice vanity call. :-)
On 7/28/14, 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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