Gee, very long hours over 2 days, difficult working conditions, no pay or recognition, and $3.50 gas to support a tiny handful of people who intentionally put themselves at risk...I'm surprised hams aren't lined up around the block for this one, Ron.
Eric KE6US Lazy Ham www.ke6us.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 6:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] Adventurous QRPers needed This is for all of you who love to go out and get away portable, QRP. I am a person who has become involved in ultra marathon running. For those of you who aren't familiar. Ultra marathons are anything over 26.2 miles (marathon distance). They are usually 100 mile races, with 50 mile distance included, and also 50 kilometers (31 miles). It has come to my attention that Ultra Marathons have difficulty getting support from ham radio. Most of this reason is laziness. Most hams just want to go out and play with their radios for a few hours. They aren't willing to go out and provide support all night long. They aren't willing to go to difficult places. The kind of places you can only hike into. Or perhaps ride a horse into. Also these Ultra's last for 31 hours or more. Bear in mind! I really don't think the Ultra people are looking for the kind of support that just makes things more convenient. They are looking for communications when it is most needed. Perhaps starting half way through the race. To provide communications when things get dangerous for the runners. Things can get very ugly for the runners. If one of them drops, they might not get up. This is what the Ultra community worries about in "support". _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
