Yes there used to be a lot of traffic especially from the Great Lakes Naval
Training Center who sent out book messages: "Arrived safely USNTC Great
Lakes Illinois.  Will write as soon as I get my company number."  Boy there
were thousands sent hi hi.  Used to get from Camp LeJune, NC and from the US
Marine Training Corps in Twenty Nine Palms California.  Then there was the
Florida State Fair etc etc.  Lots of fun.
Barb [log in to unmask]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Kutsch" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: any other regular traffic handlers on this list other than kk3f
and my


> 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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
>