[Wswss] 135 Cm (222 - 225 MHz) SPRINTing Time On Tuesday!

Sun Apr 19 23:50:50 EDT 2015

The Second Spring 2015 SPRINT (Mini-Contest) will be held on 135 Cm (222.0 - 225.0 MHz) on Tuesday evening, 21 April 2015, from 7:00 PM  - 11:00 PM PDT. (Most activity will be noted between 7PM - 9PM)            

 This is a great chance to exercise your gear for this band, see whom else is on the air, and see how far away you can work. SSB, CW, FM, etc are all permitted, but repeater use is not permitted. Yes, even FM handhelds with a rubber duckie antenna are permitted. Note: Most SSB/CW activity will be at 222.100 MHz +/- 50 KHz, while FM activity will primarily be found on 223.5 MHz FM SIMPLEX.                

 Scoring is Number of QSOs (Contacts) times Number of Grids Worked.            

             Please refer to complete rules & log submission info at: >>>>https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2015-information<<<< or send questions to N6ZE at aol.com            

 THE REMAINING             SPRING 2015 SPRINTS ARE SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS:            

  1.                    222 MHz: Tuesday, 4/21/15 from 7 - 11 PM local              

              2.         432 MHz: Wednesday, 4/29/15 from 7 - 11 PM local              

  3.                     Microwave, 902 MHz and up: Saturday, 5/2/15 from 8 AM - 1 PM local              

               4.        50 MHz: Saturday, 5/9/15 from 2300Z until 0300Z Sunday, 5/10/2015              

 Note: N6ZE plans to operate from a local hilltop in  the Santa Monica Mountains, CA for this SPRINT: I hope to make a QSO with lots of stations!             

 bt73Pete, N6ZE             

Note:              144 MHz: was held on Monday, 4/13/15            