On 9/20/2013 3:05 PM, John Geiger wrote:
I would definitely have to agree with us. Logic would tell us that there
should be more participation on the VHF/UHF bands then there used to be, given
the availablity and cost of all mode rigs combining HF/6m/2m/70cm. Now 6m
activity has really increased over what it used to be, but I think that 2m and
70cm has decreased since I started VHF contesting in the mid 80s. I saw a
FT100D for sale today for $425. Who would have dreamed 15 years ago of
getting on 6m with 100 watts, 2m with 50 watts and 432 with 20 watts for
$425? In a box smaller than the TR9130 I used to have?
I have to conclude that VHF Contesting is no fun.
<runs for cover>
73, Bob K0NR
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