[UK-CONTEST] VHF Activity

[David Barber]

>
> While licence numbers are at all-time highs in the UK,

Are licence numbers at an all time high or is there an element of double and
triple accounting due to individuals holding several calls?

The first required re-registration date will see a major shake down but
figures will still be distorted as above unless individuals are counted
instead of calls.


David


-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ken Eastty
Sent: 18 July 2008 21:10
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] VHF Activity

>
> While licence numbers are at all-time highs in the UK,

I didn't know that, but are people who haven't made the effort to obtain a
full licence likely to make the effort to enter a contest? Even those
foundation licensees that do are quite restricted on HF by the power limit
unless they have a big antenna farm.
At the same time I know many people who having obtained a (full) licence
have never been active why do they do that?

>activity is far less than in the late 1970s and early 1980s both in longer
contests and, I  > suspect, more generally. Just look at the pathetic 2m
totals in VHF NFD
> these days - QSO numbers around half of what people used to get.

The removal of the CW requirement unsurprisingly had a marked reduction on
V/UHF activity which is now much less than it was in the 70's & 80's even
though many new operators have rigs which cover VHF not many appear have the
antennas for VHF (G5RV's don't work well on 2m).

73...

Ken

G3LVP



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