[WIham] Fwd: 6m Fall Sprint, Saturday, 8/9, 2 pm Local Time / 1800 UTC

[Mark Thompson]

----- Forwarded Message -----From: Allen Oldfield <aoldfiel at stny.rr.com>To: Sent: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 03:22:41 PM CDTSubject: The Fall Sprint Season kicks off this Saturday August 9th
The Fall Sprint Season kicks off this Saturday August 9th at 2 PM local time / 1800 UTC on 50 MHz. Don't miss this daytime running of the 6M Sprint. 
The sprints will continue into September and October with the following bands / dates:

144 MHz   Monday September 22nd from 7 to 11 PM 

222 MHz   Tuesday September 30th from 7 to 11 PM

432 MHz   Wednesday October 8th from 7 to 11 PM

902 & Up   Saturday October 25th from 8 AM to 2 PM

More information and the complete rules are posted at:

https://packratvhf.com/index.php/fall-sprints

We hope all of you enjoy the activity and have fun in the Sprints.

The Pack Rats Fall Sprint Committee.

de

Al - W9KXI
FN12ne





Announcing The 2025 Fall Sprints

 

The Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club is proud to sponsor the upcoming 2025 Fall Sprints!

 

Contest Time and Date:
   
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50 MHz: 1800 UTC to 2200 UTC time on Saturday, August 9, 2025

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144 MHz: 7 PM EDT to 11 PM PDT on Monday, September 22, 2025

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222 MHz: 7 PM EDT to 11 PM PDT on Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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432 MHz: 7 PM EDT to 11 PM PDT on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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902 MHz and up: 8 AM to 2 PM local time on Saturday, October 25, 2025


 

Please note the changes for this year’s running of the Fall VHF Sprints:
   
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The 50 MHz sprint will be held on Saturday afternoon from 1800 to 2200 UTC

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Stations will be classified as either Single Op HP, Single Op LP or Rover

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Sprint dates have been spaced to avoid conflicts with other contests

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The 144, 222, and 432 Fall Sprints will be scheduled from 7 PM EDT to 11 PM PDT with a 4 hour maximum operating time

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Scoring for the 50 through 432 MHz sprints allows 1 point for analog contacts and a second point for digital contacts with the same station

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The 902 and up sprint scoring also allows separate analog and digital contacts with the same station


 

The rules document is at this link: 2025 Fall Sprint Rules

 

For questions or comments please contact the committee at:

fallsprints at packratvhf.com

 

We hope all of you enjoy the activity and have fun in the Sprints!

 

The Pack Rats Fall Sprints Committee:

Phil Miguelez WA3NUF, Allen Oldfield W9KXI, Jim Antonacci WA3EHD, & Bill Schaffer WS3O


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