[NLRS] 220Mhz thoughts

Sat, 25 Jan 2003 10:57:40 -0600

Hi Jay.

 I think that few op's have 222 only, or 1296 only, and as such you run
across 98% of all such equipped station on 6 and/or 2m at some point in the
contest.    When you work a station on the low bands you always ask them if
they have higher bands and then move them through those, or, if they are
busy, agree to meet at a later time to complete the sweep.   My experience
is that there are not a lot of random 222 and 1296 contacts.   As you work
more contests and/or are more active on the bands, you start to know who has
what bands.   Software based contest logging programs are a big help too
because when I punch in a call I can see what bands I've worked that station
on and thus know what bands I may still need them on .... if I run across
that station on 2m I'll ask for the fill on the higher band if they are not
too busy.

As such, I would suggest that you invest your hard earned $$ in more
transverters rather than a panadaptor.

And yes, 222 is an awesome band as it often produce the best signals, best
tropo, and workable aurora (albeit at somewhat lesser signals than 2m).
Anyone looking to add to their station capability, consider 222.

73, Jon
W0ZQ

----- Original Message -----
From: "J Craswell" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:40 AM
Subject: [NLRS] 220Mhz thoughts

> I agree with the comments about the greatness of the 220 band.  I got more
> points on 222 than any other band.  And I loved every second of it.  That
13
> element yagi sitting on a dinky tripod on the roof did a lot better than I
> would ever have imagined.  F U N!
>
> An observation might be in order.  *Note: Since this is my first "real"
> contest where I spent more than a few hours handing out contacts it might
> all be hogwash but here goes.  Other bands all have secret watering holes.
> When you hear a station worked on 2 meters they will very often say 222.1?
> By "Parking" on 222.1 I was able to work quite a few stations that were
> flipping through the bands.  Doing this on 432.1 was next to worthless as
> (I'm guessing now) MOST stations picked some odd frequency to use.  Ditto
> 50.11 or 50.125   No, I'm not complaining as I understand this is a
contest
> and having a way for folks to work a good one that others do not is a way
to
> win more points.  1296.1 is probably a good watering hole as well but I
> wouldn't know with my paperclip antenna. Ha!!
>
> So, am I right?  If so I think the use of a panadaptor or band score is a
> must for the Non 220 and 1296 bands who want to make a serious run at high
> scores.
>
> 73 de Jay W0VNE
>
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