[Fourlanders] September VHF contest

[Jim Worsham]

I would be glad to come up and operate. I may not be available the full weekend. Your shack and you make the rules Bob but I suggest that you limit the group to paying members only (I can provide a list) and they must prove they are vaccinated. If someone complains that violates their constitutional rights they can f___ themselves. We wouldn’t back where we are now if people would just get the damn shot! By the way, I canceled my plans to go to Huntsville. Alabama is too much of a hotspot now for my comfort.

73
Jim, W4KXY

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> On Aug 8, 2021, at 4:23 PM, Bob Lear <w4zst at windstream.net> wrote:
> 
> Since it's now 5 weeks until the contest I thought I'd get things going.
> 
> I'm sure all know by now that the campground has once again messed up our reservations and we will not be able to go there for the September contest and since we've not yet identified another suitable portable location, we will just do the contest here at the W4ZST QTH as we have so many times.
> 
> I have had a good run for the past two years with using my call sign for the contests, some I've done alone, some with just Brian NX9O and most recently, the June VHF contest with six club members and myself as operators.  Time to get back to using the W4NH call for this September contest.
> 
> I had thought that we would just open up things like usual but lately the virus situation has been rearing it's ugly head again.  I am vaccinated (as were all who operated in June) but even with that, I'd rather not even want to have a 'mild' case.  No case at all for me with my underlying conditions as they say.
> 
> So, I'd like to propose that we do the contest as W4NH here but with a limited crew.  Calling for who would like to participate.  I do have one caveat though.  I'd really not like to have to disassemble any of my stations here as they are set up and have been working quite well.  That kind of leaves out the possibility of band captains bringing their own stations as there just wouldn't be enough table space.  Some of you may not be happy with that.  I want to keep mine set up for EME and especially the upcoming EME contest and tearing down completely is not so easy to reassemble and get working.  Brian and I did just that to the 222 station after the CQWW and it took me a couple of weeks to get things going properly again.  Finally have it right and have made EME, MSK and contest Q's this weekend for the 222 and up UHF contest.
> 
> There didn't seem to be any complaints from the operators here in June using the stations as set up now, at least not to me.  I still don't have N1MM able to call voice CQ's and still have the 'Hot Mic' problem but am working on those.  However, since almost all the activity has moved to FT8 that doesn't seem to be as detrimental as before.
> 
> Let me know your thoughts on all this.  I'm sure some folks would like to still operate from home and turn in the club scores as we have been doing for a while now.  but I'm sure some would like to get back to the multi-op environment like we managed in June but not too large a group.
> 
> Thanks and 73, Bob
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