A couple of months ago W3ZZ initiated a thread on this and other VHF
reflectors exploring what could be done to increase activity in VHF contests.
A
lively discussion ensued with lots of folks contributing a variety of
interesting
perspectives and suggestions.
I am curious if we have any participation statistics for the June QSOP yet?
My personal observation was that activity in my favorite category (single
operator portable) was up from previous contests. It seemed that many folks
with
FT-817's and the like took to the highspots, trails, etc.
One aspect I had hoped we would see did not seem to materialize at least here
in NE Florida--it seemed FM simplex activity was still next to non-existant.
But I had limited operating time, maybe there was some increase in FM simplex
that I missed.
Anyone else have any observations about activity levels in their regions or
category?
73, Jim N3AWS
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