[ARC5] Field Day musings...

[J. Forster]

I suspect that any vintage mil gear would be completely crowded/drowned out.

YMMV,

-John

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> This "Vintage Field Day" idea was kicked-around several
> years ago.  IMHO it was a bad idea then and it's a bad
> idea now.  No sanction, no publicity- almost nobody knows
> about it and almost nobody cares.   Having a separate
> event might feel good, but it accomplishes nothing
> except to "preach to the choir."
>
> If we want to run "vintage" gear for Field Day,
> we should run it on the sanctioned, established Field Day.
> It's not like some buffoon can stop us and
> there are no points-off for using a *real* radio.
> Do it for yourself and for the valuable few
> who will show real interest.  Ignore the lemming herd
> and their girly, $5000 pieces of plastic-and-blinky-lights.
>
> Don't expect to be validated in your good work
> by the common herd with their repeater beeps and
> "5-9 good luck cue-are-zed" computers-with-antennas.
> If making a contact is ever much harder
> than an internet chat room
> or if the repeater ever stops its infernal "beeping,"
> those bits of fluff will be gone with the first stiff breeze.
> Be proud of your manly radios!
> The Few have always carried the fire for the many.
>
> 73 D.S.
>
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