Terry.
Yours is a very East-Coast-centric view of VHF/UHF contesting. Out here in
DM65, finding contacts even on the lower bands is challenging enough. If I
were to invest in equipment for 2.3GHz and above, I would expect a hefty
premium in awarded points.
Bill / AI5I
> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:53:52 -0600
> From: w8zn54@verizon.net
> To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Question to the group
>
> Does anyone feel that giving extra points for 2.3G and up has out lived it's
> usefulness? You can order a complete high quality transverter system from
> DEMI or DB6NT and it's easier to work folks on 10GHz in the 10GHz contest
> than trying to catch them on 2m!!! It just seems that adding another band
> which automatically gives you more Q's and grids is enough of a bonus. When
> getting on the microwaves required an engineering degree and $20K in test
> equipment, I would agree but now it just seems a relic.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Terry Price
> W8ZN - ex K8ISK/WD8ISK
> 1.8 MHZ - 47 GHz - FM18dv
> Member of the K8GP Contest Group
> FM19bb
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