Hans wrote:
> "As measured by log submissions" isn't really material --- getting more
signals on the air should be the focus. "More logs" is an incidental
by-product.
I've got to disagree with Hans on this one. The only measurable metric on
activity is how many logs are submitted. Anything else ("...gee, there were
a lot of signals on the bands...") is heresay, unmeasurable, and not
quantifiable.
We need solutions which can prove quantifiable results, and a plan which
will produce those results. Otherwise, there's no real point to sponsoship
at all, considering the data the ARRL has showing us to be a tiny minority
of the ham population at large.
Arguments such as we spend more on our stations, have greater equity and
interest in the hobby, are advancing the state of the art, etc, have no
pursuasive value without concrete, verifiable statistics to back them up.
73,
Warren, NF1J/6
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