[CQ-Contest] Novices/Technicians/Contesting

[utahfolk at konnections.com]

Do not drown drinking the water!   It is better to bring the contest to
the
SOB (Shack-on-Belters!) than to let them in enmass!  Invite them to your
shack or/and bring back something like the NR which was a source for
LOTS
of today's contesters .... ARRL dropped NR because it was a declining
log
count event .... now we have NO avenue to pursue, THANKS ALOT! 
FIST's NR doesn't answer the issue .... 

If we are serious about this issue, we would have a contest event
or events IN the SOB bands and we would attend!  Else, all this is
just lots of WIND! ..... de OG of KD7AEE

george fremin iii wrote:
> 
> Roderick M. Fitz-Randolph writes:
> 
> >On the flip side of the coin:, get off our duffs, get on the Novice
> >bands, contact those Novices that are trying to improve their code
> >speed, and upgrade, and give them QSOs; go out and recruit youngsters
> >(that have upgraded) into the wonders of the challenge of contesting
> >and evangelize our sport of contesting (and it is sport!) to these
> >and other General and above hams.  Go to the local clubs and give talks
> >on the wonders of contesting and of talking to hams all over the whole
> >world, not just in our back yard via the local 2 meter repeater.  Do
> >everything we can to increase other's enthusiasm for the sport and
> >avocation.  But please don't open the flood gates just to get a drink
> >of water.
> 
> Now on this point you are right on -- the non-CW Techs can
> all get on the 50 Mhz and above bands and they have FULL privilages
> on these bands.
> 
> We have contests on the 50 Mhz and above bands - if you really
> want to get growth in contesting I think that you can do it
> by showing them how much fun it can be in the VHF/UHF bands as
> this is something they can do with their current liscense.
> Then you can show then the same can be done on the HF bands.
> 
> You should also show them HF contesting - invite them over
> to operate - the University of Texas Amateur Radio clubs
> trys to do this in every contest they operate. In the last
> VHF contest they even had a non-ham on the air making
> contacts. This is a wonderful way to expose all this
> fun we have to the new comer.
> 
> --
> 
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