[VHFcontesting] Rural area Sprinting is a waste of time

[George Fremin III]

On Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 10:12:23AM -0400, Joshua M. Arritt wrote:
> 
> RE: lower participation in VHF/UHF -- this is surprising, given the 
> popularity of all-in-one boxes like the '706, '100, '897, etc.  Could it 
> be Neil Postman's Sesame Street theory creeping into ham radio, where 
> younger generations' attention spans have been so drastically damaged by 
> super-quick/flashy media and instant gratification, that the quiet calm 
> of 50+MHz just isn't turning anyone on anymore?  Seems the sentiments I 
> run into most when talking to folks about VHF/UHF boil down to the fact 
> folks just don't have the patience to run slow rates.  These are folks 
> who have never experienced a good 6 meter opening during a contest.  
> They're also folks who give up after 6-8 CQ DX calls on 75 meters. 


>From my prospective here in Texas - there is much more activity 
on the 50mhz and above bands within 500 miles of me than 
there was 10 or 15 years ago.


-- 
George Fremin III - K5TR
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