[RMVHF] playing with the numbers

[Nate Duehr]

James Duffey wrote:
> Phil - The articles by W9GKA at the W9SMC site are very interesting. He 
> analyzes the activity in VHF contests since their inception:
> 
> <http://www.w9smc.com/SMC%20VHF/smc%20vhf%20page.htm>
> 
> Interestingly enough VHF contest activity peaked in the early 60s! The 
> next highest peak was in the mid 90s. These peaks are not so much the 
> result of contest rules as we would perceive, but rather of outside 
> influences. The accessibility to 6M and up by technicians and novice 
> phone privileges was important to the early 60s activity and the no code 
> license was important to the activity peak in the mid 90s.


Don't tell the crusty folks that want everyone to know CW... that the 
activity levels went up when the code was dropped.  Their heads might 
explode.   :-)


> Look at that article, there is lots of food for thought there. For one 
> thing, my perceptions of why things are the way they are in VHF 
> contesting was shown to be incorrect. - Duffey

On my way to do some reading now.  Hadn't found that site, but hadn't 
looked too hard either.  :-)

Life didn't let me play this weekend with the UHF contest, but I do have 
a new kitchen faucet after the (expensive!) 5 year old Price-Fister 
faucet crapped out.

Nate WY0X