A couple of months ago W3ZZ initiated a thread on this and other VHF reflectors exploring what could be done to increase activity in VHF contests. A lively discussion ensued with lots of folks contri
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 m
I can't be sure since I don't do much FM, but during non-contest times I've heard activity on 146.55 and 146.58 between groups of people that can hear each other without repeaters. They disappear dur
One aspect I had hoped we would see did not seem to materialize at least here in NE Florida--it seemed FM simplex activity was still next to non-existant. But I had limited operating time, maybe ther