[NLRS] Aurora 2021

[Paul Beckmann]

Hi, Jon.

I would vote for a virtual conference on our usual date. Online
conferencing has been done often enough now nationally by many groups and
companies that we should be able to pull it off with high quality.

I would not count on us being in good enough shape vaccination-wise by June
1st to hold an in-person event. It appears now that it could take all of
2021 to get everyone vaccinated in the U.S. While our average age isn't 30,
it isn't 75 either (I don't think!) which means some of the club may not
have been through both innoculations by the beginning of June. Putting a
tentative in-person event (flea-market, test range, etc.) on the calendar
in late August or early September and hoping for the best would be what I'd
advocate.

73
--Paul, wa0rse
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On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 11:14 AM Jon Platt via NLRS <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Hello NLRS land
> As we all know Aurora'20 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
> Aurora'20, which was planned for April 25th 2020, was to have been our 37th
> annual gathering of weak signal VHFers.  Conferences such as this don't
> occur without some advanced planning and given that our Aurora
> conferences have traditionally been held in late April, occasionally early
> May, we need to consider our plans for Aurora'21 if we wish to stay with
> these same dates and conference format.   In discussion with others,
> although there is certainly some hopeful news regarding at least two
> vaccines, the vaccine roll out and its effectiveness timing make planning a
> traditional April based Aurora conference iffy.   As such, and at this
> time, it doesn't appear that we will be holding a traditional
> format April Aurora conference in 2021.  ...However, looking into the tea
> leaves, it does appear likely that we may be able to have a social
> gathering/conference later in 2021, perhaps sometime in June or later.
>  Also, such a social gathering/conference doesn't necessarily have to be of
> the same format as our traditional Auroras.  For example we could hold a
> NLRS picnic with a flea market, maybe some antenna or system testing, a
> rover rove, etc.  Aurora has traditionally been held in late April because
> as we move later into the Summer and Fall months we run into other
> conferences such as Dayton, CSVHFS and MUD, along with then the VHF then HF
> contest seasons.  Finding a post April date is a challenge.  So a question
> to ask the club (i.e., you) is this; if we were to have such a gathering
> where and when would we do this, and what would be the format? ...In
> summary, while we have not formally cancelled it, it looks unlikely that we
> will be holding our traditional April based Aurora conference at this
> time.  More likely to occur would be a NLRS social event of some type and
> at some date & place later in the year and as outlined above.  If you have
> some ideas as to where to hold such a picnic (or other event), when, and a
> format please drop me an email direct.  Perhaps such a gathering is
> something that could be merged with another conference and/or
> club....Comments welcomed....73, JonW0ZQ
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