[NLRS] Aurora 2021

[Mike Cizek WØVTT]

Rick has a nice idea.  What about an outdoor gathering?  With or without a formal program.  NLRS picnic?


73,
Mike Cizek WØVTT

> On Feb 23, 2021, at 4:08 PM, Richard Clem <clem.law at usa.net> wrote:
> 
> I've only been to one or two Auroras (or is it Aurorae?) but my thoughts are:
> 
> A Zoom meeting would be pretty low on my priorities.  I guess if I was free
> that day, I would check in, but the luster of Zoom meetings has kind of worn
> off.
> 
> I would be very interested in attending any kind of outdoor gathering.  As
> long as people observe minimal precautions, outdoor meetings appear to be very
> safe.  I've been to a few outdoor meetings, and it is very good to have a
> chance to actually see people in person, even if it's from 6 feet away. 
> Usually, people bring along their own lawn chair and/or blanket, which would
> work for a business meeting or seminars.  There's always a chance that the
> weather will be bad, but even that needn't be a big problem.  People can bring
> umbrellas, and the speaker can stand under a canopy.
> 
> I'm not quite ready for indoor meetings, although that might be a possibility
> soon.  I'll be having my second vaccine dose in about a week, and after that,
> I will probably be more comfortable indoors, after a year of almost entirely
> avoiding buildings other than my own home.  But until the vaccine is available
> to all or most, I don't think that's a good idea.
> 
> The good news is that I suspect the vaccine situation will be much better in a
> couple of months.
> 
> 73,
> Rick W0IS
> 
> 
> 
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> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:35:18 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Jon Platt <w0zq at aol.com>
> To: "nlrs at mailman.qth.net" <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [NLRS] Aurora 2021
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> Hello NLRS land...Our Upper Midwest Aurora Conference has historically been
> held
> in late April or early May.? With this timing in mind, given the ongoing
> COVID
> pandemic and the uncertainty around the exact timing for the vaccine roll
> out,
> its effectiveness on different emerging strains, the uncertainty around the
> ability of transfer from vaccinated infected asymptomatic individuals to
> others,
> and balanced all this against risk classification for our groups age, Aurora
> 2021 will not be held in its usual time spot.??...Looking forward there is
> reason for optimism.? The J&J vaccine may be approved for EUA soon which will
> add additional vaccine?manufacturing capacity.??Also, Pfizer is looking at
> the
> possibility of a third shot, or a booster shot, should the effectiveness of
> the
> current?vaccine?against the emerging strains prove to be less
> effective.??Although not certain, there is reason to believe?that we could
> have
> most op's vaccinated by late Summer or early Fall.? There is re
> ason for optimism....With this as a background, what about Aurora for 2021.?
> As
> has been discussed before we could do an online, Zoom-ish, conference.? My
> own
> thought is that this type of online conference lacks the personal
> interactions
> that is the true basis of our VHF+ based conferences, plus they do take some
> work and some resources to support.??Also discussed has been the possibility
> of
> doing just the outside part of our usual conference format, just the antenna
> range and the car-trunk-to-car-trunk swap.? Such a conference would allow for
> an
> outside social gathering and?we could maybe do a short stand up club meeting
> as
> well.? If we were to do this, it would be better to slide the conference date
> deeper into the Summer time than April as many of our April based conferences
> have been pretty darn cold and/or snowed.? Then, what to do if it rains??
> ?...In
> summary, while we have not given up on Aurora 2021 it will not be held in the
> April/May time frame.? I do not favor a Z
> oom like conference albeit I could be convinced otherwise.? However, and in
> lieu of a Zoom conference, as we continue to monitor the uncertainties as
> outline above and as our optimism unfolds, we could look to have a full
> conference in later Summer or early Fall.? ?...As always, comments
> welcomed....73, JonW0ZQ.
> 
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