I agree, specially on the first sentence. I've been participating in
FD since the very early '60's. However it has become a "contest" to see
who and what organization can accumulate the most points. A contact is
a contact, a multiplier is a mathematical term. It has no place in
Field Day operation.
73
Bob, K4TAX
On 5/14/2020 8:41 AM, Bob N3MNT wrote:
I have always seen Field Day as a way to practice/demonstrate the ability to
communicate under emergency conditions. In the past those conditions were
assumed to be things like major storms or other natural disasters that
disrupted normal communications/power. We have always made the assumption
that we would still be able to gather to accomplish this. This means that we
would have multiple people available to erect temporary antennas and set up
stations. I see this year as just adding another hurdle to overcome in
demonstrating the ultimate goal of being able to communicate under a major
disaster/emergency. Rather than opting out this year, we should accept the
new challenge and do what Hams do best innovate.
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