Nate and Bob said something in there emails that has me greatly concerned. With code gone as an requirement for upgrades many Techs and others will be moving up. I have seen on a 6m reflector of guys
Oops. Got all fired up there. $4K or $4000, but not $4000K! :-) Nate _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.co
Interesting point Lee. The new hams around here have the "frequency du jour"... last year it was on 6m... when they all put up 6m antennas... this year it was 144.220 area... when they all built mobi
I think that many that have a 706/FT100/FT857 today only use the VHF/UHF side for FM work. But you do bring out a good point-the FCC didn't do the VHF/UHF crowd any favors by dropping the code. 73s J
I think this is another problem with getting people interested in VHF weak signal work today. For some reason, many people believe that the horizontal loop is the antenna. It is probably better than
-- Original Message -- I think many try out the loop, don't hear anything because of its poor performance, and then give up on 2 meter SSB because there "is no activity." -- It has been my experience
Someone needs to go back into production on the 2m Big Wheels. The one I own(Cushcraft) was used by Tom Smith, W4RXR as he was operating N4T/rover this past contest. He worked W4WA EM84 from EM65 on
I wonder how many Techs are active on VHF+ weak-signal modes? Most of the people I work have General or Extra licenses. I am active on all HF bands as well as VHF+. And I have a lowfer antenna in the
My experience agrees with Zack's. I checked the membership roles of the Southeastern VHF Society one time. Over 100 hams active on weak signal. 90% were extras. Only a couple were Techs. Most techs I
I run a multiop VHF station in Colorado. We looked at the big unidirectional array in Maine when a program about it was presented at the Central States meeting in Colorado Springs a while back. Havi
Maybe it varies from area to area. In this area there are very few Techs, if any, on the weak signal modes on VHF+. I don't know of any who are active on 2304 and above. As Jim said, I'm not saying t
The recent thread on Tech's in VHF weak signal prompted me to take a look at our own NLRS roster. I also looked at the distribution of Extra, Advanced, General, and Technician licenses in Minnesota (
Just a few comments to Tom's rant. First, as I mentioned in my original post I am not trying to make any sort of negative comment about Technicians in general or AC5TM in particular. I am just offeri
Just a few comments to Tom's rant. First, as I mentioned in my original post I am not trying to make any sort of negative comment about Technicians in general or AC5TM in particular. I am just offeri
This matches my experience here in the Atlanta/North Georgia area. 73 Jim, W4KXY Maybe it varies from area to area. In this area there are very few Techs, if any, on the weak signal modes on VHF+. I
Pretty similar in my area. We have some Technicians in my area who do 6 meters, but very few on bands above that (weak signal wise)but most only care about APRS and FM. That is all the local club her
I feel that the reason that most of our Week Signals Enthusiasts are Extra class is because the average Tech is still in the "checking it out" phase of the hobby. They haven't been exposed to as the
And given the change in licensing requirements after April 2000, it wasn't very difficult to upgrade to extra, and now it is even easier. I would bet back in the 80s and 90s there was a much smaller
Hams across the country whine about the lack of activity on the VHF and UHF bands by new hams. If you want to increase activity it's quite simple just do the following: 1. Make presentations to local
Tried that with limited success. There is alot of misinformation about the VHF/UHF bands to overcome. Many people could care less about operating at all, except for emergency or chasing storms. Those