[SixClub] 6 meter field day

[David-Hook]

That could be a good thing.Lets look at the positive side.Maybe all those who had no idea what their FD 
prefix was were either new hams or older hams trying to become more active.Just my opinion :)

David
WB1BPV

-----Original Message-----
From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Carla Ackley
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 12:42 PM
To: World Wide Six Meter Club
Subject: Re: [SixClub] 6 meter field day


I noticed some first time/newer operators that had no idea what their FD 
prefix was. I had to practically fight with one guy to get it.

Carla
KD7JGJ

At 05:27 AM 6/28/2004, you wrote:
>Field Day brings out a lot of first-time operators or once-a-year-operators,
>or operators who may be experienced and active but have never been on 6M
>before.  I would think people who understood that certain frequencies were,
>by common practice, reserved for certain things would avoid those.  Many of
>these people probably had no idea.
>
>In a "the glass is half full" or "the glass is half empty" sense, the good
>news is that FD generated more activity in general, more 6M activity, and
>probably many people got their first taste of 6M, and that probably benefits
>the rest of us.
>
>73 - Rich, KE3Q
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Doug Huchteman" <dhuchteman at cox.net>
>To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 4:28 PM
>Subject: Re: [SixClub] 6 meter field day
>
>
> > Well, I finally got off work and switched the radio on, worked a couple FD
> > stations and wondered down to the DX portion of the band.  where I tried
> > to
> > work  VP9/W3CMP but found it impossible due to the dozens of FD stations
> > working each other in the DX window.  Heard a C6A calling but had the same
> > problem.  Turned off the rig and left it off until late when I got back on
> > to hunt that elusive KL7 that was working the lower 48.  Sort of sad
> > really,
> > not a big fan of field day right now.
> > Doug Huchteman KD5VHZ EM15
> > 6MT # 2124     SMIRK # 6556
> >
> >
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