I have to chuckle at some of those folks who think they're in the worst
location ever to play in VHF contests,.we basically have ONE direction from
here...SW...and even then, the NorthernMost populated New England gridsquare
is hundreds of kms away..and yup, you guessed it..they are all beaming SW
into S. W1/W2/W3 where all the action is (and who could blame them?)
Anyways, that aside.I am a little worse off, but still very much aligned
with N1BUG's geographical situation and line of thinking. I won't repeat it
all, but I did like these 2 paragraphs from my ol' Mainer pal Paul down in
FN55:
"N1BUG sez: The last couple of contests I operated were disappointing. With
the shift toward FT8 and consequently it becoming more difficult to make
arrangements for running higher bands, the fun factor was diminishing.
Reading the post-contest comments in January, it looked from the sidelines
as if things were only getting worse.
<snip>
.I have nothing against digital per se and I did operate some FT8 in the
last couple of contests. But I don't find it exciting and it doesn't
motivate me to be active. For me, it takes away most of the things I loved
about VHF and up. I have no interest in, and will not operate contests if
they are to be mainly 6 & 2m digital. It's supposed to be a fun hobby. The
moment it ceases to be fun, what's the point? That is the bottom line..<end
N1BUG quote>."
de Mike VE9AA FN66
Keswick Ridge, NB
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