[WSWSS] ARRL VHF Poll

[Neil Jessen]

I just checked the results of the VHF contest poll on the ARRL 
website.  The breakdown is that 684 people voted "YES" that they did 
participate in the VHF contest.  Unfortunately, the "NO" votes won the poll 
with a combined total of 1105.

How can we as the WSWSS get more people involved in not only contests, but 
weak signal activity.  I haven't checked, but I would be willing to bet 
that the majority of the licensees are no-code techs.  These guys/gals are 
prime targets for the weak signal community.  What can be more boring than 
talking on 2 meter repeaters all day long?  Can you imagine being involved 
in a dynamic hobby like ham radio and spending your ham career on 
repeaters?  We need to show these people that with some minimal antennas 
and power, they can get involved in the exciting weak signal activities 
like tropo, meteor scatter and EME.

What's the next step?

73,
Neil - N6VHF