[Fourlanders] Fw: [VHF] The Last Round-up for K3YTL

[Rogers, Ron]

Same thing with our well-known W8VP group from the 70's & 80's.



A few of us moved away and the others got older, burned out, lost interest.





Ron





-----Original Message-----
From: Fourlanders [mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Worsham
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 12:15 AM
To: fourlanders at contesting.com
Subject: [Fourlanders] Fw: [VHF] The Last Round-up for K3YTL



I can remember when I started contesting in the 90s K3YTL was a major

player.  This is what happens when you don't bring in new blood.



73

Jim, W4KXY



----- Original Message -----

From: "Rob Nygren" <rnygren at epix.net>

To: <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>

Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 9:21 PM

Subject: [VHF] The Last Round-up for K3YTL





> It has been a good run. What, maybe thirty-two, thirty-three years? But

> our

> effort has finally run out of gas. All that remains of the K3YTL VHF

> contest

> group is Bob N3FA and myself. We will activate K3YTL this weekend, from

> Red

> Rock Mountain (FN11uh), for probably the last time.

>

> Declining health has caused several of our stalwarts to withdraw from the

> effort. No new folks have stepped forward.

>

> This year our 6 meter operator withdrew. We may try to get an omni antenna

> up

> for 6. (Short straw gets that band!)

>

> We will be on 2 through 1296, running modest power, and low antennas.

> Please

> be patient as we move from band to band. We will do the best we can. We

> hope

> some folks come up for relief, but we are not counting it. It's a lot of

> work

> for us old guys!

>

> Bob and I have uploaded over 50,000 QSO's to LOTW and E-QSL. Still looking

> for

> several missing logs. Paper QSL's available via K3SAE with a SASE please.

>

> Time to go load the old ARCOS into the trailer for the last time.

>

>

>

> Rob

>

> N3RN

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