Hello to all the 222 ops interested in this. I strongly endorse Dave's
thoughts on the shipping. I have done several large expeditions, as
most already know, and the costs are larger than most folks realize.
John-K1OR has built up the loaner station, but now we need to get it
into the hands of a few ops that will actually put the needed states on
the air. Gene-KB7Q is a very good choice.
Somehow, we need to keep track of all the expenses and we all need to
chip in to cover them. That means that you can't just send $50 once and
call it good. Each new activation will have expenses and we all need to
participate so that the guys doing the activations are not stuck with a
big bill!!
I hope that we can get several new 222 WAS awards on the
books....similar to the new FFMA awards that are now appearing.
Congratulations to them, by the way.
73 Marshall K5QE
On 6/30/2020 12:09 PM, David Kerl via VHF wrote:
WA OR CA MT NV WY AZ NM NE KY WV RI ME HI and AK. Yes, there is an
effort right now to have a loaner station to ship around and activate
these states. It looks like the first user will be Gene, KB7Q. I have
shipped the 20 element yagi to him, and soon John K1OR will ship the
electronics to Gene. He has graciously volunteered to activate 4
western states. BUT, for all of us that will benefit from the efforts
of a few, the SHIPPING costs must be covered by everyone. We all know
how much shipping costs have gone up. But if we want to succeed at
this, we have to bite the bullet and support the effort. Dave N9HF
el99jf Florida
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