On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:21:22 -0700, Dale Putnam <daleputnam@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> So.. in this time, when we are all looking for more contacts... and...
> hopefully we are all wanting to keep the ability to play contests... with
> fewer and fewer contestants...
Except there is no evidence that there are "fewer and fewer contestants" in
HF contesting; quite the reverse actually.
We're not just seeing record scores and record participation in the big
international contests (although we are assuredly seeing that). Even such
a venerable, old fashioned, quirky old nag as BERU is seeing participation
and scores breaking records year after year.
Relax. We're not all doomed. Now VHF contesting and DXing, *that's* a
part of amateur radio that is in some trouble.
73
Gerry Lynch GI0RTN
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