Oh, cool. So I could make several QSO's from several 6-character grids
within the same 4-character grid, and only count the one with the longest
distance.
I like that!
73, Zack W9SZ
On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Bart Jahnke <bjahnke@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Zack,
>
> Only one contact will count from each 4-digit grid, BUT several
> contacts can be made to seek that greatest distance (the final one
> contact that will be counted is the one both stations will use for
> maximum distance).
>
> 73 Bart W9JJ
>
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think the question was if a station can be re-contacted from a
> different
> > 6-character grid, or if it has to move to a different 4-character grid.
> For
> > example, if I move from EN50xf to EN50xh, can I be re-contacted for
> credit?
> > (I'm pretty sure I know the answer.)
> >
> > 73, Zack W9SZ
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Bart Jahnke <bjahnke@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Peter,
> >>
> >> Keep a head of steam going on your array!
> >>
> >> Yes, the contest exchange is each station's 6-digit grid locator.
> >>
> >> Like today, Rovers can recontact band stations worked earlier once
> >> they move to a different 4-digit grid.
> >>
> >> 73 Bart W9JJ
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Peter Laws <plaws0@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Bart Jahnke <bjahnke@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> Please distribute widely:
> >> >>
> >> >> The new ARRL "222 MHz and Up Distance Contest" rules are now on the
> >> >> ARRL Web at http://www.arrl.org/222-mhz-and-up-distance-contest
> >> >>
> >> >> The contest is held on the first full weekend of August, beginning at
> >> >> 1800 UTC Saturday and ending at 1800 UTC Sunday (August 5-6, 2017).
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > If I'm very lucky, I'll have antennas for 1296 and 222 by then, now
> >> > that I have transmitters. :-)
> >> >
> >> > "A station in a specific grid locator may be contacted from the same
> >> > location only once on each band, regardless of mode. " - Need to
> >> > somehow make clear that "specific grid locator" is 6 characters long
> >> > and not 4. It *is* 6, right?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!
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