[Mich VHF UHF Society] An award that may be tough to achieve...
Tom
k8tb at bosscher.org
Mon Dec 15 18:27:53 CST 2014
So I was sitting around thinking the other night. I know, Tom thinking.
I was looking at the 6 meter FFMA award. 488 contiguous states. The deal
is, if even 100 sq feet of US land touches that grid, is is part of the
488.
So I investigated Michigan. Please correct and challenge me on this, but
I show Michigan qualifies for 24 grids. They are:
EN 58
EN 57 67
EN46 56 66 76 86
EN 55 65 75 85
EN 64 74 84
EN 63 73 74
EN 62 72 82
EN 61 71 81
We all know EN86 and EN67 have very small slivers of Michigan, well
check out EN58. The FFMA rules state that you just have to work the
grid, not necessarily a US ham inside that grid. Our Canadians friends
help us out on that.
So I would like to ask the question. Has any one on this list worked all
24 Michigan grids, on all bands combined, 6 meter and above? Or even
just 6?
I was surprised to see how few I've worked, part due to the doughnut
affect on 6.
Would it be interesting to look at a possible award for working all 24
Michigan grids? (and maybe start at 16 and 20 grids?)
Just curious on who has the bragging rights for the most Michigan grids.
Merry Christmas
Tom K8TB
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