[VHFcontesting] W3ZZ & Activity Level in June ARRL VHF QSO Party

[Tim Coad]

I saw almost zero FM activity (except on 223.5) this year in CM87. 

It gets less each year.  In the 80's and early 90's I could easily make 200 FM contacts from home (300 to 400 from a hill top) on 2 mtr FM. This year zero. 

Activity keeps increasing on SSB, but does not nearly make up for the huge drop in FM activity. But FM contacts are not very fun any way, so I dont miss them much... I did happen to hear one guy on 146.55 this contest. I called him, but he was totally confused and thought I was doing something illegal...

Tim - NU6S







 --- On Sun 06/29,  < N3AWS at aol.com > wrote:
From:  [mailto: N3AWS at aol.com]
To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
     Cc: w3zz at arrl.org
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 05:29:42 EDT
Subject: [VHFcontesting] W3ZZ & Activity Level in June ARRL VHF QSO Party

A couple of months ago W3ZZ initiated a thread on this and other VHF <br>reflectors exploring what could be done to increase activity in VHF contests.  A <br>lively discussion ensued with lots of folks contributing a variety of interesting <br>perspectives and suggestions.<br><br>I am curious if we have any participation statistics for the June QSOP yet?  <br>My personal observation was that activity in my favorite category (single <br>operator portable) was up from previous contests.  It seemed that many folks with <br>FT-817's and the like took to the highspots, trails, etc. <br><br>One aspect I had hoped we would see did not seem to materialize at least here <br>in NE Florida--it seemed FM simplex activity was still next to non-existant.  <br>But I had limited operating time, maybe there was some increase in FM simplex <br>that I missed.<br><br>Anyone else have any observations about activity levels in their regions or <br>category?<br><br>73, Jim N3AWS<br>________________
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