"Dee Flint" wrote


Have you noticed how the majority of participants in non-repeater VHF/UHF/and
up activities are NOT the Technicians.

The Northern Lights Radio Society here in Minnesota is an organization of
operators who are active in weak signal (SSB/CW) work on the VHF, UHF, and
Microwave bands. I'm sure your OM has heard of the club. A significant number
of the members are Technician licensees.

May be different where you live, but in this area the Technicians do a lions
share of the work in Skywarn, Grandmas Marathon, Twin Cities Marathon, and a
host of public service events. During disaster recovery (floods and tornados)
events they are major contributors of time and talent.

Contrary to common sentiment, they are extraordinarily engaged in the local ham
scene and not just "shack-on-a-belt-repeater-lizards" as some like to
characterize them.

The sooner ARRL membership has Technicians as members in numbers proportional to
their population, the sooner ARRL will truly represent the full spectrum of
amateur licensees. My PBI seeks to make that happen.

73, de Hans, K0HB