[VHFcontesting] Pondering

[Dave Clouser]

These days, most new hams just go take the tech and general since they 
don't have to learn CW.

On 9/25/2019 5:38 PM, Dave wrote:
> I'm a little confused by that statement. When I got a novice license 
> in the early 80's we started with HF, it wasn't until I passed the 
> tech exam that I got VHF privileges. Now everyone starts with tech 
> privileges gets on FM, gets bored and upgrades to general to get on 
> HF. It's those new hams that we need to reach. Also the guys that have 
> been around for a while and are looking for a new challenge.
>
> Dave
> N2OA
>
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 4:05 PM Dave Clouser <dave at nz3m.com 
> <mailto:dave at nz3m.com>> wrote:
>
>     Activity started dying off well before FT8.  Everyone used to
>     start out
>     on VHF/UHF when they got their license.  That's not the case anymore,
>     they go right to HF.
>     New hams now days don't have that period of time to get hooked on the
>     excitement.
>     Any new weak signal ops need to be pulled in by peers.
>
>     73
>     Dave NZ3M
>
>
>     On 9/25/2019 12:44 PM, Zack Widup wrote:
>     > Well, how dead was it 5, 10, 20, 30 years ago?
>     >
>     > 73, Zack W9SZ
>     >
>     > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 11:28 AM Herb Krumich via VHFcontesting <
>     > vhfcontesting at contesting.com
>     <mailto:vhfcontesting at contesting.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     >> I wonder how dead contesting would be without FT8Just pondering
>     >> Herb
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