Bob, I could try to find a couple who knew how to get their 706's
above 28 MHz, but the hundreds of miles we need to drive around the
mountains to activate more then one grid corner would be problematic
for us broken down retired guys :)
Besides, even with a Gonzo Group smoking it up on all those bands, all
your Front Range buddies STILL wouldn't point this way <hehe>
-RM
Keith J Morehouse
Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, CO
On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Bob Witte (K0NR) <bob@k0nr.com> wrote:
> Jay,
> I see the solution... you need to organize a gonzo grid-circling rover team
> in DM58/DM59/etc equipped with 6m to light.
> Of course, first you need to find 4 hams in the area that are active above
> 50 MHz :-)
>
> 73, Bob K0NR
>
> On 2/22/2015 8:41 AM, Keith Morehouse wrote:
>>
>> Well, I certainly consider MYSELF to be in serious competition with
>> the east coast (in June and July) !
>>
>> I can't speak for others not located east of the Mississippi River or
>> within reach of the grid-cir.....uh, motivated Rover groups in SoCal,
>> but I suspect they consider themselves competitors, too.
>>
>> I'd certainly be pleased to work you on 6 through 432. . .
>>
>> Jay W9RM
>>
>> Keith J Morehouse
>> Managing Partner
>> Calmesa Partners G.P.
>> Olathe, CO
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 8:09 AM, Bill Junor <junorwider@msn.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Keith.
>>>
>>> What you say is true IF you believe that contesters in DM65, DM58 and
>>> other dark holes are in serious competition with the East Coast contesting
>>> hordes. We are not and we will never be without some major changes in
>>> scoring. Instead, we are competing regionally. So, if I go to the trouble
>>> of building a 2.3GHz and up station in DM65 and make a few contacts, then
>>> I'd want my score to reflect that significant extra effort and expense over
>>> a regional station which just concentrates on 6, 2 and 70.
>>>
>>> If we weighted contest scores by the inverse of the local amateur radio
>>> population density then we can have flat scoring for all bands but that's
>>> never going to happen.
>>>
>>> Bill / AI5I
>>>
>>>> Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 07:47:56 -0700
>>>> From: w9rm@calmesapartners.com
>>>> To: VHFcontesting@contesting.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Question to the group
>>>>
>>>> East coast-centric view ? It's anything but.
>>>>
>>>> High points for QSO's above 222 is one of the east coasts big
>>>> advantages. They are the guys with the population to make that work
>>>> for them. Frankly, I'm surprised to hear a experienced east coast VHF
>>>> contester like Terry make that statement. Maybe there's hope for us
>>>> barbarians out where we have a hard time working our own grid - on any
>>>> band.
>>>>
>>>> Jay W9RM DM58
>>>>
>>>> Keith J Morehouse
>>>> Managing Partner
>>>> Calmesa Partners G.P.
>>>> Olathe, CO
>>>>
>>>>
>
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