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                    ROCHESTER AREA VHF CONTEST ACTIVITY HOURS
        
                  6 Meters         6 to  7 AM and PM local time
                  2 Meters         7 to  8 AM and PM local time
                  222 MHz          8 to  9 AM and PM local time
                  432 MHz          9 to 10 AM and PM local time
                  902 MHz and up  10 to 11 AM and PM local time
        Don't limit yourself to activity only at these times. But, if you 
        want  to work a few extra people on a given band, these  are  the 
        best times to catch them there!
        
                    SUGGESTED VHF CONTEST CALLING FREQUENCIES 
        
        BAND           CW AND SSB          FM        NOTES
        6 Meters       50.125 and up       52.525    (1)
        2 Meters       144.200 +/-         147.45
                                              .48
                           .48
                                              .51    (2)
                                              .54
                                           146.49
                                              .55
                                              .58
        222 MHz        222.100 +/-         223.5
                                              .6
        432 MHz        432.100 +/-         446.0
                                           446.1
        902 MHz        903.1 +/-           905.0
        1296 MHz       1296.1 +/-          1294.5
        NOTES: 1.) Use frequencies 50.100-50.125 for DX only.
               2.) 147.51 is the official RVHFG simplex channel.
        
                           DETERMING YOUR GRID SQUARE
            It is impractical to put a map in this digital contest  pack. 
        So,  you will have to determine your grid square on your own,  if 
        you don't know it. Generally, you are in FN13 if you are North of 
        the 43rd paralell, and East of the 77th meridian. You are in FN12 
        if you are South of the 43rd paralell and East of the 77th merid-
        ian.  You are in FN03 if you are North of the 43rd  paralell  and 
        West  of the 77th meridian. You are in FN02 if you are  South  of 
        the  43rd  paralell  and West of the 77th meridian.  If  you  are 
        unsure   of  your  grid  square,  contact  Tim  Stoffel  at   the 
        address/phone  # elsewhere in thisone  # elsewhere in this packet. The following list  of 
        local  communities  shows which grid square they lie in.  If  two 
        grid  squares are listed, the city is close to a border, and  you 
        will need to determine your grid square using a map.
        Albion FN03       Gates FN13       Lyons FN13     Sodus FN13
        Attica FN02       Geneseo FN12     Mendon FN12/13 Spencerport  
        Avon FN12         Greece FN13      Newark FN13         FN13
        Batavia FN02/03   Hamlin FN13/03   Ogden  FN13    Victor FN12/13
        Brighton FN13/12  Holley FN03/13   Parma  FN13    Webster FN13    
        Bristol FN12      Honeoye FN12     Pavillion FN02/03 
        Brockport FN13/03 Hnye. Falls FN12 Perry FN02/12 
        Canandaigua FN12  Irondequoit FN13 Rochester FN13
        Chili FN13/12     Leroy All 4      Scottsville FN12/13
        Not listed? Consult a map!