Archive for March, 2008

FAQ VAQP Two operators contacting each other from borders

Question:
Would it be considered bad form for each of us to contact one another from opposite sides of county or city boundaries? On each band we have available to us? And then switch locations?

FAQ VAQP Mobile Multi Callsigns

Question:
As for ’station category,’ we hope to spend most of the time mobile, but the rules imply that multiple operators would need to work under a single call sign. I would think that we’d better off working under our own call signs, but am unsure if that is allowed. Is it?

FAQ VAQP Operator Categories for Father and Son

In the ‘operator categories’ section of the rules, I don’t know if we’d be better off trying to each fit in the “Single Operator” category, or in the “Multi-Operator/Single Transmitter” category. Do you have any guidance, or does it really matter at this point?

Know Thy Time

When you start a contest make sure you know when it really begins and have an accurate clock handy.

These days there is little excuse to not know what time it is to the second… at least inside your ham shack.