[UK-CONTEST] Was NFD originally an emergency capability test?

[GM3YEH]

Hi Ian,

I'm with you completely on the basis of what you say...but...if we keep the
notion of NFD being an emergency capability test then we can legitimately
claim this as a (potential) public service provided by amateur radio clubs
and societies when we apply for National Lottery Awards for All funding,
etc.  It might be worth us considering retaining this aspect of NFD.

73 de Barry GM3YEH.




> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Was NFD originally an emergency capability test?
> GM3YEH wrote:
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>> It seems possible that GM2BUD might have been right after all.  I wonder
>> if by 1947 some UK radio amateurs had met US radio amateurs in the armed
>> forces during WWII and realised that NFD being used as an emergency
>> capability test would be a good idea...and adopted it in 1947?
>>
>>
>
> Think of field days as what they are - simply CONTESTS. Maybe then we can
> decide how we want our filed days to be.
>
> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
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