[NLRS] Two-Meter Classic Sprint - Fort Wayne Radio Club

[Mike Cizek W0VTT]

I think Matt KA0PQW said he ran a 2m SSB net; maybe that's the one?  Yes, it sure would be nice to have activity outside of the contests.  The thing that scared me away from VHF for so many years was the extremely high $/QSO ratio.  Couldn't talk myself into dropping $1k on a band that may or may not yield a handful of QSOs per year.

Speaking of which, right after lunch, I'm heading up the tower to install a 222-5WL Yagi up at 136'.  I'll be looking for someone to test with this evening.  Only 20w for now, but I'll pick up an amp from ND0B at the Grand Forks hamfest on Saturday.

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73,
Mike Cizek W0VTT

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From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net <nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of James Froemke
Sent: Tuesday, 1 June, 2021 11:30
To: Rich Westerberg <richn0hjz at gmail.com>
Cc: NRLS Reflector <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [NLRS] Two-Meter Classic Sprint - Fort Wayne Radio Club - interesting approach to revitalizing 2-meter SSB/CW activity?

Rich, would the powers in charge allow such an off the wall activity?
Jim

> On Jun 1, 2021, at 11:21 AM, Rich Westerberg <richn0hjz at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I like where Chris and Rusty are going.  An hour on a Sunday night would be great.  
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> I know there used to be a Sunday night net.  Is that still on the air?  If not, this would replace that time and could boost activity.
> 
> Rich
> 
>> On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 11:03 AM Chris Cox, N0UK <chrisc at chris.org> wrote:
>> In my opinion, 30 minutes for the sprint does seem very short.  I would prefer at least an hour and that time frame will never work for me unfortunately.  I think Russ said he preferred a Sunday evening and I would tend to agree.
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>> Chris Cox, N0UK
>> chrisc at chris.org
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>> > On Jun 1, 2021, at 09:09, Jim Froemke <jim.k0mhc at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> > Many of you may have seen this recently. It seems like an interesting idea. 
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>> > *     Provides a net increase in 2-meter activity and operator skills. 
>> > *     Increases the size of the pie while avoiding zero-sum-game (when
>> > digital modes are included). 
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>> > I'm not sure that 1300-1330 Z is long enough or early enough but, 
>> > that could be determined by regional desires.
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>> > https://fwrc.info/2021/05/21/two-meter-classic-sprint/
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>> > Comments?
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>> > 73, Jim
>> > 
>> > K0MHC
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>> > EN26
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