[Milsurplus] 50.400 AM: Is It Worth the Effort?

[Gary Mitchelson - N3JPU]

Many of the very active guys in the Wash DC area on the 6M AM net are new
hams and running vintage gear. We get a dozen or so check-in's per net.

Gary Mitchelson
N3JPU Montgomery Co. MD  FM19
http://www.mitchelson.org/ 

-----Original Message-----
From: David Stinson [mailto:arc5 at ix.netcom.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 12:12
To: Todd, KA1KAQ
Cc: Gary Mitchelson - N3JPU; Milsurplus New mailman
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] 50.400 AM: Is It Worth the Effort?




Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:

> It's like someone else mentioned though, not anything close to 
> continuous or even regular activity beyond some nightly round tables 
> and weekend activity...

Thanks to everyone for their comments.
I don't think there are enough interested older hams
to keep VHF AM viable. The younger ones couldn't care
less, nor do they understand anything that doesn't give
them a "roger beep" when they release the PTT; I'd hate to think what one of
them would do, trying to tune up a Clegg 99er.