bb wrote:
Caveat Lector wrote:

But summer is sporadic E season for 6M-- so the best time would be
May June
July
Will need double hop for KY
Maybe single hop for AR.

CL

I did some work on 6 and 2 ssb when there were lots of active Techs,
but it seems a lot slower now that they've been chased away.

Who's "chased away" Techs from 6 and 2 meter SSB, Brian?

The idea doesn't make sense on several levels. First and foremost
is the fact that there's absolutely no evidence of anyone being chased
anywhere.

Secondly is that VHF contesters are no different than HF
contesters...They need those "casual" contesters or participants in
order to get thier scores up...No "motive" for them to chase anyone
away.

Thirdly, the manufacturers push VHF capable gear in order to make
more profits. What would be thier motive to "chase away" anyone?

Next is the ARRL and it's ancilliary branches such as ARES. They
need Tech in order to "flesh out" ARES and other programs. QST is ripe
with PRO-VHF operating...CQ Magazine even moreso with it's resurrection
of "CQ VHF" magazine.

So...Here we are again...Brian P Burke making yet another assinine
anti-Amateur Radio assertion absolutely unsubstantiated by even a
single paragraph of corroborating fact.

And he says I have some undefined "emotional" problems. Go
figure.

Steve, K4YZ