[Wswss] Two Meter Spring Sprint Contest To Be Held On Monday Evening, 07 April!!

[peter h]

To provide a bit of communications excitement (just a little bit, anyway), the Two Meter Spring Sprint will be held on Monday Evening, 07 April from 7 PM - 11PM Local Time.
 
Sprints for other VHF/UHF Bands will be as follows: 222MHz/135cm Tuesday, 15 April; 432/440MHz//70cm Wednesday, 23 April; 902MHz/33cm & up Saturday Morning, 03 May; & 50MHz/6m Saturday 10 May 2300Z - Sunday 11 May 0300Z. 
 
Although not too many hams participate in the Sprint Events, each provide a challenge to use your equipment, no matter how simple or sophisticated. Most stations operate for a limited time period of the 4 hour event. 
 
For the Two Meter Sprint, I personally plan to be on from 7PM - 8 PM and use 146.55 MHz FM Simplex and 144.200 MHz USB/CW with just an FT817 and very small antenna from my home QTH in Thousand Oaks, CA. 
 
Very brief summary of Two Meter Spring Sprint Rules:
 
a. 2 Meters only 
b. Any transmit modes: FM, SSB, CW, etc   (NO Repeater Use)
c. Single Operator or Rover Entry only
d. Scoring: 1 point per QSO times total Number of different Grid Squares Worked (All of Ventura Co., CA is located in Grid DM04)
e. Exchange: Callsigns & Grid Square
 
 
Complete Sprint rules & entry submission info are available at this url:  >>>>https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/2014-information<<<< 
Note in particular rule "7.0 Assistance": you ARE PERMITTED to make schedules by means of telephone, packet, internet, or on an amateur radio frequency.
 
Note: If there is enough interest, I shall try to issue a certificate to the highest score submitted from each 6 Digit Grid Locator in California. (This means that I must get a copy of your log!) 
 
bt73Pete, N6ZE, in DM04ne today
n6ze at aol.com
805.796.6693 cell