>From the ARRL Members only website:
New VHF Category Addition: The ARRL Awards Committee has
voted to accept a Contest Advisory Committee
recommendation for the addition of a Single Operator Low
Power entry category for VHF Contests, beginning with
the January 2000 VHF Sweepstakes. The maximum power
limits for the new Single Operator Low Power category
will be: 50 MHz and 144 MHz, 200 W PEP maximum; 222 MHz
and 432 MHz, 100 W PEP maximum; 902 MHz and above, 10 W
PEP maximum. To qualify under the new category, a
station must operate within the maximum power
limitations on each band in which they participate.
Certificates and awards will be developed for the new
category according to the current awards structure. This
rule will not affect the current Single Op QRP Portable
category. The goal of the new category is to encourage
greater participation among the large number of VHF/UHF
contest enthusiasts, many of whom can be competitive at
lower power levels. For more information, contact ARRL
Contest Branch Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND,
n1nd@arrl.org.
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Thank you, thank you ARRL !
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N5NJ / V26O
Plano, TX USA
ex KR2J, V26RN, W6V, WA2OVE
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