[VHFcontesting] 144.200

[Alex]

Changed digest subject line.

George Kangas wrote:

>I think we should allow contacts on the FM simplex calling channels as they
>also are very quiet and it would maybe get some of the users of multi mode
>radios to get some exposure to contesting and maybe to SSB also.

I would love to introduce some of these folks on .52 FM to contesting during a contesting weekend when there's actually some activity. It's amazing how many people in my town are active on .52.  When there was a discussion about .52 not being active in the area, a lot of folks switched to simplex. The introduction of a few echolink simplex nodes helped quite a bit, too. On any given night (except during a net time) I hear more activity on simplex FM, especially .52, than on all of the 34 repeaters in my area together.

73,
--Alex KR1ST
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