[ILHam] 2 Illinois sections

[WA9VRH Larry]

On the positive side it lets everyone know what other clubs and
organizations are doing and maybe give someone and idea!
Larry WA9VRH near Peoria

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim C" <tim01 at mchsi.com>
To: <ilham at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [ILHam] 2 Illinois sections


> I can understand your reasoning behind that Scott.  I would think that the
> place to bring it up to would be with the ARRL and the Division Director,
> Dick Isley, W9GIG, w9gig at arrl.org   My thoughts weren't really aimed at
your
> post but to Wally's that followed your original post.  Mike does a great
> service here by giving us in IL a place where we can communicate our
> thoughts to any IL ham that is signed up on this list and it does not have
> any thing to do with Illinois as a section of the ARRL.  I get the same
> messages that everyone else does here that concern nets in northern IL and
> if they are posted from any other part of the state that I cant reach on
> VHF/UHF, so I just delete them and go on.  It doesn't make this reflector
a
> bad place because there are other messages about stuff that I do want to
> know about that are posted.
> Tim, KB9FBI
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Millick"
> Subject: Re: [ILHam] 2 Illinois sections
>
>
> > With the length of the state for contesters we find that propagation is
> > different particulary on the VHF bands   This along with the population
in
> > one area makes it real unfair for contesters whereas other states have
> > multiple sections with the amount of hams we have   THis is my primary
> > interest in multiple sections for Illinois. I would like to see the top
> > third or half as the northern section and the south as the rest   An if
> > this is not the place to bring it up where else? This has nothing to do
> > with the present director but think how much more fun in contesting it
> > would be to have the two sections. Look at the other states and
> comparisons
> > and think about it
> >
> > At 07:26 AM 9/24/2004, you wrote:
> > >While the numbers may indicate that based on population verses the
amount
> of
> > >square miles in the state that the need might be there to have more
than
> one
> > >section, how would you divide it?  IF you looked at the population
> compared
> > >to location in the other states that have more than one section, we
would
> > >have just a Chicago section because of the density of the population
> there!
> > >Even beyond that, it still would not matter for this reflector for
ilham.
> I
> > >live near Springfield myself and there is no way I could check in to
one
> of
> > >those nets either.  I would bet if you got a list of the hams that are
> > >subscribed to this reflector you would find that most of the
subscribers
> are
> > >in the northern half of the state that may be near those repeaters.
You
> are
> > >getting messages about a VHF net in the Northern part of the state
> because
> > >someone submits it, not because we do not have more than one section
and
> it
> > >has nothing to do with N9SH or the ARRL sections in the state.  JMO
> > >
> > >Tim Childers, KB9FBI
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Walter L. Wise"
> > >
> > >
> > > > I think I must agree with Scott, K9SM.  I am always getting
> information
> > > > about VHF nets in the Northern part of the state.  There is no way I
> can
> > > > reach 300 miles on two meters.  The Southern part of the state needs
> to be
> > > > separate and conduct their own business.  While Sharon is doing a
fine
> > >job,
> > > > it is unrealistic to send information about a VHF/UHF net being
> conducted
> > > > 300 miles away.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone else agree with this?
> > > >
> > > > Wally, WA9BRQ
> > > >
> > > >
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> > Scott K9SM
> > 'God please save us from the Good People'
> >
> > If you don't understand this you're part of the problem.
> >
> > Remember other sayings
> >
> > 'You can't fix stupid'
> >
> > 'If you don't your know history you are doomed to repeat it'
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