[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
>
>