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Re: [VHFcontesting] hmmmmm...

To: Paul Rollinson <Paulrollinson@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] hmmmmm...
From: Scott Armstrong <aa5am@vntx.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:30:06 -0600
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Ooops  I missed a zero. Make that 100 squares.

Scott AA5AM

On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Scott Armstrong <aa5am@vntx.net> wrote:

> Just imagine...
>
> Flying down a highway at 70 mph, running and gunning.
> A 10 second QSO would cover about 10 squares Which one would you put in
> the log?  :-)
>
>
> Scott AA5AM
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Paul Rollinson <
> Paulrollinson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Great for antenna pointing on microwaves. But only as good as the
>> tolerance
>> on your rotor and antennas heading/pointing.
>>
>> Each contact would be a new grid...LOL
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Paul Rollinson
>> Rollinson Associates
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: VHFcontesting [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Sean Waite
>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 1:48 PM
>> To: Jonesy W3DHJ; Gmc@grandmesa.org; VHF Contesters; VHF Rovers; VHF Weak
>> Signal
>> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] hmmmmm...
>>
>> I've seen this in the past. The one flaw is that you can't trivially
>> predict
>> the next grid over. The maidenhead system is much better for that.
>>
>> Sean WA1TE
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2017, 13:37 Jonesy W3DHJ via VHFcontesting <
>> vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Here's something to think about for future VHF contests and new
>> > "Worked All ...." certificates.
>> >
>> >         http://what3words.com/
>> >
>> > 73
>> > Jonesy W3DHJ
>> > calm.instruments.absorbing
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