Tim has certainly hit the nail on its head,
I have a Facebook page the "205MorningReport" The contents are from the INPUT
that I receive. The daily input to the page has been from VHF+ stations
interested in being ACTIVE and "making some noise" on the VHF+ bands we love.
We have Net reports from Colorado on 902 and 10GHz; 1296 Net reports from CA;
432 Net Reports from CA; 144 Net reports from Ga; 432 Net reports from IL; 432
Net reports from PA; 10GHz world record reports from Australia; and lots of
daily reports from stations making weak signal contacts..
Without the INPUT from YOU there would be nothing to report every morning......
73, Stan KA1ZE/3 FN01xt
"make some noise" and send me your reports.
Message: 1
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:53:55 +0000 (UTC)
From: Tim Marek via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
To: Les Rayburn <les@highnoonfilm.com>, John Geiger
<af5cc@fidmail.com>
Cc: "vhf@w6yx.stanford.com" <vhf@w6yx.stanford.com>, vhf contesting
<vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] A few Comments on improving "The World Above
50 MHz"
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A few comments from one who used to write a monthly national VHF column... "The
Weak Signal News" for CQ VHF magazine...
(1) The current QST columnist does a damn fine job with what he has to work
with
and the deadline forced upon him. Unless you have had to create something
worthwhile while under that kind pressure, you really have no idea how hard it
is!
(2) He is only a mirror of what your interested in, and what folks have sent
him. Have you sent him anything.... ever...?
(3) Some of the suggestions here are great but require alot of effort to make
happen... Are you willing to help him out by doing the legwork and sending in
your data/findings?
(4) Have any of you sent in anything documenting your VHF+ activities to him so
he has live feedback of what folks are doing? Rare things like ES/MS on
222/432Mhz, FAI Contacts on 144 MHz, etc...
(5) If you want more coverage above 6 meters, tell him what your doing, your
results, why you enjoy it, How others can get started, etc.... Have you
considered submitting your own article about whats important to you?
(6) He is also limited by the amount of column inches they reserve for him in
the magazine. Something he has to fight for in the predominantly HF fixated
ARRL
mindset. Dropping a note to QST's Editor In Chief/Publisher showing support for
more detailed VHF/UHF/Microwave coverage would defiantly be a good idea!
(7) Finally, if you want to see an article published on something you care
about... Get off your butt, do the research, write it, and submit it for
publication! That is exactly how I got started back in the early 90's. I was
angry no one was covering the activity in the Western States so I started
feeding a whole page of activity reports to a regional VHF newsletter. The
publisher soon began including my submissions "as is" into his monthly mailings
and the "NC7K Report" was born.? That lead to being invited to speak at VHF
conventions (which I did for years) and eventually the gig at CQ VHF.
The point being... Send in reports of all your activity, no matter how small...
It gives him a larger picture whats going on nationwide.... Maybe if we flood
him with enough info on a regular basis the league might develop a constantly
updating website of timely VHF info... Stranger things have happened...
Remember, YOU are the source of change.... Time to stand up and move this part
of the hobby forward....
73s from North Texas de Tim - K7XC - EM12ur... sk
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