There is a whole world not too many people explore. That is the world of
VHF to microwave weak-signal work (CW and SSB). You might have fun with the
rest of us up there. Lots of room for more ops. The contests are not
high-rate, but it's fun chasing grid squares.
Zack W9SZ
On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM Doug Renwick <ve5ra@sasktel.net> wrote:
> This is a hobby - a declining hobby. This winter season I have spent very
> little time on the radio, much, much less than any previous year. The fun
> with this hobby is gone. Yes I will take your advice and move on - on to
> other hobbies. Yes I risked my life getting to Kingman Reef. It's now time
> to remember the great past times I experienced; the great people I met on
> the DX-pedtions, the challenges of building a great home station, and the
> fun operating in person as DX, especially as a single op in contests (8P6B,
> ZF1MM, J7D, VP2MRA, 3D2DX, VP2V/VE5RA, etc.).
>
> Doug/VA5DX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces+ve5ra=
> sasktel.net@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Fatchett W0MU
> Sent: January 8, 2026 9:35 AM
> To: CQ-Contest Reflector
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Fwd: Expeditions remote
>
> This is a hobby. Should we really expect people to risk their lives?
> If you don't like the operation simply don't work it. Just like emails
> you don't like. Delete and move on. Nobody is forcing you to work
> anything.
>
> W0MU
>
>
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