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

[Charles Osborne]

Same thing for W4BFB and W4CQ Charlotte NC Clubs, active big VHF contest 
efforts in '70's and '80's.

K8GP Grid Pirates have moved from Spruce Knob WV to a much lower hilltop 
closer to home with permanent towers the last couple of years.

The getting older part of it is slowing down the big expeditionary force 
mountaintop efforts, unless they're headed to a site that's easy to get to 
with permanent towers and antennas. And maybe even permanent operating 
position sites. The armada of motorhomes is costly at less than 6 miles per 
gallon and $4 per gallon fuel cost.

The really unfortunate part is that the operators didn't get on VHF / UHF 
from home once the big club efforts stopped.

Charles
K4CSO

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rogers, Ron" <Ron.Rogers at ncr.com>
To: "Jim Worsham" <w4kxy at bellsouth.net>; <fourlanders at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] Fw: [VHF] The Last Round-up for K3YTL


> Same thing with our well-known W8VP group from the 70's & 80's.
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> A few of us moved away and the others got older, burned out, lost 
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