[NLRS] VHF contesting: Suggestion from Paul, N1SFE

[Mary Brown]

No worries, I am analog only... I find FT8 to be boring as heck!


Mary

W0AAT

On 8/30/2023 10:26 AM, Jon Platt via NLRS wrote:
> FYI, a copy and paste from the ARRL Contest Update:
>
>     /With the ARRL September VHF Contest coming up on September 9 -
>     11, I'd like to suggest a method to increase the use of analog
>     modes (eg: CW, SSB, and FM) in all VHF contests. At the top and
>     bottom of each hour, call CQ using one of the analog modes around
>     the weak signal calling frequencies. In this past weekend's 6
>     Meter Sprint, I managed to put a few SSB contacts in the log by
>     using this method./
>     /
>     /
>     /Remember, analog-only categories have been added to the ARRL VHF
>     contests, so users of digital modes might benefit by looking for
>     analog-only participants to boost their score. I'd like to
>     encourage some of the more prominent, higher-powered single
>     operator and multioperator stations to adopt this practice, as
>     this would give many of the low-power, portable, and rover
>     operators more stations to contact./
>
>
> A good idea that we should support !
>
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
>
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