Re: [VHFcontesting] FM Contesting This Weekend

[Bob K0NR - email list <list@k0nr.com>]

I'd encourage everyone to be thoughtful about how you use 146.52 MHz for 
contesting. John's email below has some good ideas.
If 52 gets overrun with contesting CQs, we'll have a mob of 
non-contesting FM operators petitioning the ARRL to reverse their 
decision to allow the use of 52 in contests.
73 Bob K0NR

On 06-Sep-18 4:49 PM, John Young via VHFcontesting wrote:
> Jim,
> Here in Va (and out a couple hundred miles) 146.520 is the place to call CQ if you 
> are running FM.  In the North East a lot of folks use 146.550 so when I worked 
> in Central PA last January I called CQ on both, though 520 was far more productive.
> On 520 contesting use is secondary as a courtesy.  So if someone who is not contesting 
> calls CQ but is not looking for a particular call sign I will answer them, try to work them, 
> then move over to either 52.525, 223.5 or 146.535 (commonly used here in Va) while they call 
> CQ again.  Hopefully if they make a contact they will QSY for a rag chew and not sit on 
> 520.  If they are calling a specific station I leave them alone and QSY. Once I see them 
> clear of 520 on the bandscope I will go back to 520, listen for a bit then call CQ again.
> If you are working SSB with FM as tertiary spending a lot of time calling CQ on 520 
> may not be beneficial unless you are in a multi-op station and can afford the 
> operator.  Its a great hour when I run 10-15 Q's per hour on FM (ignoring QSY's 
> from contest and rover stations). 5 per hour and even 1 per hour is not uncommon (if 
> you stay up too late).
> Sadly I doubt you will be North enough for a Q if you are in Ga without some 
> awesome propagation.
> Good Luck73JohnKM4KMU
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Worsham <wa4kxy@bellsouth.net>
> To: vhf <vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu>; vhfcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wed, Sep 5, 2018 11:35 pm
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] FM Contesting This Weekend
>
> Going to try to work some FM contacts on 2M during the contest this weekend.
> It used to be that you couldn't use 146.52 for contesting and everyone
> around here seemed to use 146.55.  Now that 146.52 can be used during the
> contest is everyone using that or is everyone still on 146.55.  It has been
> a while since I ran 2M FM during a contest so I am a bit out of date on what
> is the norm.  Thanks.
>
>   
>
> 73
>
> Jim, W4KXY
>
>   
>
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