[PPRAANet] January VHF Contest - new operating categories

[Bob K0NR - email list]

The January VHF Contest is coming up on Jan 19-21 (really Jan 19-20 local time).
There are two new operating categories: FM Only and Single Op/3 Band.

I updated the article on my web site "How to Work a VHF Contest" to reflect the 
new operating categories.
Take a look: http://www.k0nr.com/rwitte/vhf_contest.html

73, Bob K0NR

ARRL Article:

The*2013 ARRL January VHF Contest* <http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf>-- scheduled 
for the weekend of January 19-21 -- is sure to make the dreary winter days come 
to life with the sound of RF! "Don't let cold weather dissuade you from getting 
on the air," said ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X. "Many a 
portable or rover operation has done just fine in January. Even so, the VHF 
bands can be tough, especially if there's no enhanced propagation; however, we 
had pleasant sporadic E openings on 6 meters in late December 2012, and last 
year's January VHF Contest also saw some sporadic E."

Two new categories have been added to the ARRL January VHF Contest for 2013: 
Single Operator/3 Band and Single Operator/FM Only. Hams who choose to operate 
in the Single Operator/3 Band category may only use 6 meters, 2 meters and 70 
centimeters. While hams can use 100 W on 6 and 2 meters, there is a limit of 50 
W on 70 centimeters. The Single Operator/FM Only category is limited to 6, 2 and 
1.25 meters (222 MHz) and 70 centimeters, with a 100 W output power limit on all 
four bands.

Complete ARRL article is here:
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/get-in-on-the-winter-fun-with-the-arrl-january-vhf-contest