[Wswss] June VHFQSO Party

[Dave Donnelly KF6XA]

Hey Neil,

I think people are thinking that a better source of accurate 
information would be the logs recorded on the ARRL Web site. Others, 
perhaps, think it a little, well, optimistic of you to ask that they 
crystallize their thinking and report it to you two months before the event.

If you get six replies here, and four say they'll be on, what will 
that tell you? Will you be able to extrapolate four positive replies 
to some number of possible contacts?  And what about the hundreds of 
participants who don't receive the WSWSS reflector ... which I gotta 
say is a surprisingly effective zombie site, considering how long 
WSWSS has been gone.

All that said, the June contest is the most active VHF contest in 
Southern California.  If you don't think the activity is enough, it's 
probably time to sell your contesting gear, because I don't think 
you'll find a better weekend.  During the sunspot lows, there were a 
couple of terrible years with only an hour or two of skip, but this 
time around I think you should enjoy it.

73
Dave



At 08:38 AM 4/8/2012, you wrote:
>John:
>
>I am confused at your reply.  I haven't contested on VHF in quite a 
>few years.  I am simply trying to determine the amount of activity 
>that one may expect to find this June.  With the state of the 
>economy (especially my economy) and the cost of gas, etc., I would 
>like to be able to plan my attack proportionately.  There were 
>contests past where I spent a LOT of time and money to be a rover 
>and there was nobody out there to work.  I can't afford that kind of 
>thing nowadays.  I am sure others are in the same boat.
>
>As I stated earlier, your reply confuses me.  If you are implying 
>that I am trying to cheat, then you assumptions are 
>incorrect.  Before every contest people typically post their contest 
>intentions, e.g.,  "The Happy Radio Group will be on Mt. Pinos on 6, 
>2, 222 and 432," or "I will be rover in grids DM-03 through DM-15 on 
>all bands through 1.2."  All I am asking is for those reports to be 
>sent now, versus a week before the contest. This sort of information 
>helps everyone to gauge activity plan accordingly.  And since these 
>reports I am asking for would be posted on the reflector, they would 
>assist everyone in determining activity levels, not just me.
>
>Hopefully that clarifies my original post and any confusions you may 
>have had about my intent.
>
>73,
>Neil - N6VHF
>
>
>--- On Sat, 4/7/12, John Kountz <john at t6ee.com> wrote:
>
> > From: John Kountz <john at t6ee.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Wswss] June VHFQSO Party
> > To: "Neil Jessen" <n6vhf at pacbell.net>, Wswss at mailman.qth.net
> > Date: Saturday, April 7, 2012, 5:53 PM
> > Are you kidding!
> >
> > What a beautiful thing...just tell me when, where and how
> > and, by golly I'll simply log you and that'll be that.
> > Why don't you look at the logs as they are posted on the
> > internet...saves even getting on the air.
> > And that's about the size of it.
> > John, WO1S/T6EE
> >
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