[WSWSS] ARRL VHF Poll

[Jack/W7PW]

Neil:

But...one of the "no" categories was "did not have time", inferring that
if the responder had the time they *would* have participated in the VHF
SS! That is a substantial additional number (330) which takes us to over
52% of the total.

Here's a reply that I got from NL7CO, which is very creative:

> 
> The local VHF contesters are collecting the logs of the many FM-ers who
> helped us on this last one and putting them into cabrillo and sending them
> in to the league.  They're pretty excited about getting to see their calls
> in QST and we're trying to get to 15 logs submitted from our community
> instead of the usual five.
> 
> We are also printing award certificates for the prestigious (?) WALL (Worked
> All Lawton Locals) Award for those who worked all five of the "big guns"
> here in Lawton and they will be suitably presented at the next local club
> meeting.  And when I can find out who scored the worst of the WALL-ee's,
> we're going to make them a plaque that confirms their status as the most
> unlucky WALL-ee of the contest (sort of a snake-bit award).
> 
> It's not perfect, but we are trying to get people to play and to report
> playing.

That's the sort of thinking that is needed to help spur additional
interest!

73,

Jack, W7PW

Neil Jessen wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
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