[WSWSS] Re: [WSVHF] 2002 Cq Woldwide VHF Contest - July 20-21, 2002

[John Geiger]

I have mixed feelings on this.  On the one hand it is
great, because I also enter the IARU contest (one of
my favorite on HF), and the conflicting dates always
caused a problem.  However, wonder about 6 meter
conditions by going later in the month of July.  Yes
we can and will still get some eskip, but it always
seems like we had great conditions (well most of the
time) for the CQVHF contest. 

I would like to see it moved a week earlier.  This
will put it closer to the 4th of July weekend in the
US-which might lead to more portable operations, and
will probably have slightly more eskip openings.  I
realize that it is the same weekend as the European
FD, but they can take a VHF station with them and work
both contests.  We have had very good luck running VHF
at our FD sight in recent years.

73s John NE0P
--- Eugene Zimmerman <ezimmerm@erols.com> wrote:
> This message is being sent to several reflectors in
> hopes that it will be
> widely disseminated.  I apologize if you see it more
> than once.
> 
> This year's CQ World Wide VHF Contest will be the
> THIRD weekend in July
> starting at 1800Z July 20, 2002 and ending at 2100Z
> July 21, 2002. Note that
> this is ONE WEEK LATER than it has been in past
> years. The change in dates
> is in response to numerous requests by the
> participants and potential
> participants.  The old weekend, the second weekend
> in July was in direct
> conflict with the IARU contest/WRTC and occurred
> only 1 week after the
> European Field Day.
> 
> Rules can be found in .pdf format at
> 
> http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/VHFRUl02.pdf
> 
> You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this
> file. If you do not have
> this program already on your computer - and you
> should - it is available
> free at
> 
> http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
> 
> I am aware that the 6 Meter World Wide DX Club
> (http://6mt.com) holds its
> second sprint on the Saturday of that weekend but
> that should be no
> conflict.  The exchanges are the same so you can
> enter both if you so
> choose.
> 
> Results of last year's contest will appear in June
> 2002 CQ magazine. Results
> are not available on the Web.
> 
> Certificates for last year's contest should be sent
> to the winners in the
> next few weeks.
> 
> Conditions last year were super - let's hope
> conditions this year are just
> as good.  See you all in July.
> 
> 73  Gene  W3ZZ
> Director, CQWW VHF Contest
> FM19jd  MD
> 50 => 10 GHz
> Grid Pirates VHF Group K8GP
> Member, CQWW Contest Advisory Group
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John Geiger
Assistant Professor, Cameron University
Ham Call NE0P, active 160-23cm
Kenwood TS2000, Kenwood TH31, Icom T81A
Now on RTTY, PSK, Hellschreiber, JT43, and HSMS with WSJT
SMIRK 5768, 10X 67581, 6 club 497
5BWAS, DXCC, 2 VUCCs on 50 mhz (Iowa, Illinois)

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