[Fists] Fw: KN0WCW/9 feedback

[goemans]

 Hello,
   I originally sent this to Nancy but thought you might find it interesting
 as well. Been kinda quiet here lately!


   I just finished a week as control op of the FISTS USA call  KN0WCW. Fun
 as
 always, and here are some thoughts I had:
 Interestingly, I worked 6 FISTS members who had attended the Orlando
 Hamfest. WOW! Looks like I missed out! :-) In my week on the air I worked
 about 75 FISTS members, 25 non-members, and 30 contacts were made in the
 ARRL International DX contest. I thought it would be "good" to get KN0WCW
 into some DXers logs, even though the contacts were not enjoyable to me, a
 rag-chewer! The callsign is also much too long for contesting! I made
 contacts on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 meters, and to NA, SA, EU and AF
 continents. And some contacts while I was mobile!
   Even though contacting FISTS members and distributing points is fun, I
 feel like I am "preaching to the choir" and maybe as CW is under attack on
 the HF bands, we should use KN0WCW for more "outreach". How about
 operating  as a "special event" station at some hamfests? How about local
festivals,
 fairs, civic events, and local tourist attractions?  There aren't enough
 CW special events on the air now. I know this would be difficult to plan
ahead, contact organizers,
 advertise, and get on the operating schedule, but might be worth a try? We
have the
 structure in place to handle it, even a QSL bureau!



 Paul R Goemans WA9PWP
 Stoughton, WI
 FISTS 2153