I always have fun in the 10 GHz contest. Last time, I set up along Lake
Michigan on beaches and shore points. Some were crowded and the crowd got
curious about what I was doing. I used 144 MHz liaison with the other end
for the microwave contacts.
I realized that in this high-tech world of cell phones, iPods etc., you
still just don't see people seting up dish antennas on tripods everywhere.
It's still a "beyond-state-of-the-art" type thing to the general public,
and is novel enough to draw a crowd.
I had fun demonstrating real microwave QSO's and telling them what I was
doing. I'll have to ask the local clubs in some of those areas if anyone
approached them with interest because of it.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Fri, 1 Feb 2008, Marijan Miletic wrote:
> K5TR: How do you think it would go if you showed them a radio but then
> called someone
> up on your cell phone to get someone on the radio so you could make a
> demonstration contact.
>
> George, some 20 years ago I made HF demo to youngsters in the club with
> FT-990 and tribander.
> I used PC and RTTY and I was blessed with good condx. Few USA followed by
> JA DX thrilled me.
> I tried my best to convey enormous love for ionosphere and technology but
> they stayed blaze!
>
> I realized then that we can only get new blood in contesting if we sell it
> as high tech game.
> Even then hamlets complain that it is hopelessly slow.
>
> I fill single band contest time void by reading email, surfing and more
> recently chating.
> I preffer search & pounce mode but not schizophrenic SO2R. RTTY SO2V is
> nice.
> Calling endless CQ was best described by WWYC LZ as feeling like hotel
> doorman.
> I am having fun with radio since 1962 only during contest weekends with
> occassional wins!
> Lot of tech work during the week. Roof climbing even on contest night time.
>
> There might be believers in the simpler flat world, especially in Texas :-)
>
> 73 de Mario, S56A, N1YU, MSc EE retired
>
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