N6ze222andupcontest2020
Practical Hints For Participants In ARRL’s 222 MHz & Up Contest
The August 2020 ARRL 222 MHz & Up Distance Contest runs from 11AM PDT on
Saturday, 01August2020 until 11AM PDT on Sunday, 02August2020. Contacts made on
all frequencies 222 MHz (135cm) & up are permitted. As usual, repeaters may not
be utilized.
This contest requires that participants know which 6 digit grid locator they
operating from. An easy way to determine your 6 digit grid locator, if you are
not operating at your home location, is to load the “Ham Square” app on your
cell phone. Another way to determine your current 6 digit grid locator is to
utilize this url: https://www.qrz.com/gridmapper
Unlike other contests, the Rover category is used for anyone who operates from
more than 1 location during the event. N6ZE/R probably will operate from
DM04ne, DM04jg, and possibly other 6 digit grids.
This contest features Distance Based Contacts: You can work a station more than
once, but only can use the contact made over the furthest distance. For
example if you are located in Grid DM04ne and work a station in DM04nf and
later work the station again when it is located in DM04nh, only the DM04ne to
DM04nh contact will be utilized in the entry. Note: contacts from each band
utilized are considered separately.
Score is based on Band Factor points per QSO times path distance worked in
kilometers. For commonly used bands, Band Factor is 2 for the 135cm
(222.1/223.5MHz) band; 1 for the 70cm (432.1/446.0MHz) band; 4 for the 33cm
(902MHz) band; and 2 for the 33cm (1296.1/1294.5MHz) band
Note: If N6ZE/R makes 1 Contact on 223.5MHz over a distance of 20 km, the score
would be: 2 x 20 = 40
However if N6ZE/R in DM04ne makes a 223.5MHz contact with WA6FXT, who is also
located in DM04ne, the score would be 2 x 1 = 2 because contacts within the
same 6 digit locator have an arbitrary distance of 1 km applied.
To determine the distance between two 6 digit grid locators, this url works
well: https://www.chris.org/cgi-bin/showdis ;
Note: The distance is shown in both kilometers and miles.
Please download ARRL’s official contest rules at this url:
http://www.arrl.org/222-mhz-and-up-distance-contest
As I once was taught, ‘the job is not finished until the paperwork is
complete.” PLEASE submit an entry to ARRL. The EASIEST way to submit an entry
to ARRL is to utilize this url: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/arrl222up_cab3.php
Submitting an entry demonstrates amateur radio utilization of these highly
desired frequencies.
Please also send your info to the 3830 Rumored Scores site:
https://www.3830scores.com/ ; so that others can quickly unofficially take note
of your achievements.
Questions? Send N6ZE@aol.com an email for possible clarification!
In view of the very hot weather forecast for this weekend, N6ZE plans to
operate on the bottom four bands as follows:
From a hilltop within Thousand Oaks from about 11 AM – Noon on Saturday.
From a hilltop within Thousand Oaks from about 7 PM to 9 PM on Saturday
From a Santa Monica Mountains location from 8 AM – 11 AM on Sunday.
I shall attempt to occasionally monitor N6JMI/rpt 147.885MHz in Thousand Oaks
for liaison.
Good luck to all!
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