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VHF contests: points for distance or for grid squares?

Posted on 17 May, 2010 by andrew

At the Dayton Hamvention 2010, I attended the VHF weak signal group dinner. I met and chatted with a number of other people about VHF activities in Australia and heard discussions on contest rules that were familiar issues.  Should contest … Continue reading →

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Why calling freqs don’t work in vhf contests (IMO)

Posted on 8 May, 2009 by andrew

A calling frequency is intended to provide some certainty about where stations will operate. On VHF bands activity is generally low so it makes a lot of sense for people wanting contacts to use an agreed frequency for issuing CQ … Continue reading →

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