I was very active in the 1970s in West Virginia in the phone and CW nets and
was NCS one day a week for several years.  Later in NJ in the 80s, I was
active and again a once a week net control for a 2M traffic net.  There was
lots of traffic back then.

I'm inactive now mostly because I don't have good HF antennas up here and
there's no traffic to speak of on the local 2 meter repeater.
73, KY2D
Jim Kutsch
Jacksonville, FL

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Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 01:11
Subject: any other regular traffic handlers on this list other than kk3f and
my


HI folks,

Just curious how many folks here are active traffic handlers or have
been in the past.  IF you were and are no longer I"m curious as to
what caused you to become inactive.

AS an area net manager and regular liaison to region and area nets
I've noticed participation is a lot less.  I also note fewer people
generating true third party traffic.  YEs I've heard the arguments
that with the internet fewer people need to use it.  HOwever I
maintain that almost every ham has family or close friends who aren't
connected.

I'm a big booster of the system as I believe it's still the best
training opportunity  we can get as hams.  WHen the rubber meets the
road and we're called out to serve our communities we may have battery
packs and what not but if the operating skills aren't there only half
of the job is done.  Therefore the fall off in participation concerns me

Hence a little informal survey of memberships of a couple of ham lists
I'm on.  Email me off list if you prefer.

73 de nf5b



Richard Webb

Electric Spider Productions
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

--- Benjamin Franklin, NOvember 1755 from the
Historical review of Pennsylvania