Yep, the ARRL rules are more complicated. The rover needs to submit a summary sheet for the contacts _outside_ the club circle. Although I dunno how you put a summary sheet into Cabrillo

I think for CQ WW VHF as long as part of the rove is within club territory, the entire score counts. That is not the way it is for ARRL contest though. I will check the rules. - Duffey KK6MC

Jonesy - The ABQ airport is a good club center at this point. That should cover pretty much everyone in NM, you, the El Paso group, and W9RM, I think. If that is not adequate, I can adjust it. -

CQ WW VHF says: "Participation is limited to club members residing within a 250 mile radius circle from the center of club area." Research shows "Flight distance from Albuquerque to Pueblo

I’ in South Dakota. - Duffey James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM

So, Where is everyone around the Albuquerque area for the June VHF Contest? Tom K5TEE

Unfortunately, I was not paying attention back in January when family plans were being made for the summer, so while I might be driving through some interesting grids this weekend I won't be operating

To All... I will be starting Saturday morning ,,in DM35 At 1200 UTC,, BEFORE contest starts on 50.265 MSK144 me 1st CM on and also FT8 around 2000 Hz. I will be there until at least 1900 UTC which is

Jim, Vy sorry to hear your Dad has left for greener pastures. I wish I could have met him. That’s a big loss. Hope you’re doing ok with it. Best to you, Ginger and your girls. I’ll send ID news

Our prayers are with you and your family Duffey! 73, Bill Mader, K8TE ARRL New Mexico Section Manager ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ Secretary/Treasurer and Past President,

I will miss the June VHF contest this year. My dad died last week and the funeral was yesterday. I am in South Dakota now taking care of things. I will miss working all of you. Good luck in the

I will be a'rovering this weekend. On Saturday it'll be DM88 -> DM87 -> DM77 -> DM78 (1800z-0200+z) On Sunday it'll be DM78 -> DM77 -> DM87 -> DM88 (1200z-0200+z) Pretty much close-in around 38N

Possibly, but I think the people who really care about 'run rate' already know. The folks on FT-8 don't seem to worry about what SNR means, or implies. If you get on 6m during a sporadic-e opening,

Would it help to have an education campaign for the 6 meter FT8 newbies that have little experience with the analog modes ? Something like, "if you are seeing S/N stronger than 0 dB on FT8, you can

I like the idea of analog only, since it would mean I don't need to bring a computer and extra solar panels/batteries up on a mountain peak with me. That said, if there is nobody to talk to in the

Jonesy - You read that right, there is no rover analog only category. There was some concern about category creep, which dilutes competition. The VHF contests already have 10 categories, the analog

OK Keith thanks for the reply. I don’t think the subcommittee members are any secret, or at least shouldn’t be, and it will come out sooner or later, so it is W0ZQ (chair), K2DRH, W2FU, K2UA,

Furthermore, if it was felt that a distinction should be made for "analog only" participants, why was the rover class(es) left out? That's my reading of the new VHF rules PDF:

Thanks for your comments Jim. I was asked to proofread the survey but didn't know who was on the working committee. Even though I'm not openly advocating for any particular change, I think the idea

So, THIS is the result of the survey we responded to last year ? They did the absolute minimum to address the analog v digital question. Since you can still only work a guy once per band, these new