[NLRS] Aurora 2021

[Rob Jahnke]

I agree with Paul 100%. An online conference has the virtue of expanding
the reach of NLRS considerably.
Rob K0XL

On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 9:52 AM Paul Beckmann <wa0rse at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> * Paul Beckmann*
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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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