[NLRS] northern lights radio society or contest society

[chuck munce]

CHUCK MUNCE K0SQ
  -Jon
  Yes you have 20 to 30 show up for a breakfast ...but when the band =
opens I don't hear those guys !!

  And 25 years ago m2 , kenwood , yaesu , icom , dem were not around =
with there multi mode rigs the gang did not have much to choose from for =
gear. The tech of the day back then was on just 6m.


  Hi guys.   I might disagree on the activity thing.   It all depends on =
how=20
  you define "activity" ... thats a big word that covers a lot of =
territory.    =20

  Over the last couple of years there has been a lot of discussion =
regarding=20
  how VHF activity is declining, but I continue to look for the =
definitive=20
  analysis that provides this conclusion other than the seat of the =
pants analysis that=20
  are popular at the water cooler.  Yes, I do believe that compared to =
say 25=20
  years ago that what we call casual VHF weak signal operating may =
indeed be=20
  down, that is the ability to generate a casual QSO on any given =
evening on 144.200=20
  or 50.125 may be decreasing.   On the other hand, when compared to the =
same=20
  timebase (ie; 25 yrs ago), we have many more VHF capable stations and =
those=20
  stations have many more bands AND operating modes .... that is =
documented in=20
  comparing VHF contest scores for today vs 25 years ago, so there has =
been growth=20
  (as measured in the number of stations with VHF capability).     Look =
at the=20
  NLRS .... 10 years ago (or so), it was much smaller, not as well =
organized, and=20
  not as dynamic.   Today we have around 65 members and on any given 2nd =
Sat. in=20
  the month, 20 to 30 of them show up for a club breakfast.   For this =
years 10=20
  GHz contest NLRS sent in (est) 20 logs .... none of that happened 25 =
years=20
  ago.  So, until someone provides some data with an analysis that =
documents that=20
  activity is down (from 25 years ago), I disagree.   In part, that =
disagreement=20
  is based on what we each have as a definition for "activity".

  By the way, as Rich and other have pointed out, many of us have many =
amateur=20
  radio interests (along with a job, family, etc), that also defuses our =
ham=20
  radio activity (but also makes amateur radio what it is for me - fun). =
  I was on=20
  160m for the ARRL contest working weak signals (just like of VHF).   =
The fun=20
  thing about 160m is that RG58 (man, is that stuff puny !!) is great =
stuff !  =20

  Great discussion.   Hope to hear you all on the bands.

  73, Jon
  W0ZQ






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