>4) New categories in Jan/Jun/Sept
>
>Getting started in VHF+ contesting can be a bit daunting, and we
>wanted to find ways to attract the many people who have purchased
>multi-band transceivers that include VHF bands like the IC-706 and
>others.
>We recommend the establishment of a new Limited Single Operator
>category designed with the newcomer in mind - 50-144-432 MHz only,
>with low power operation only.
I'd suggest making this category "any three bands" to avoid
arbitrarily locking out 222 MHz (or any other band for that matter).
Certainly, the IC-706/FT-100/etc folks will choose 50-144-432 MHz
anyway. Is there a downside to this approach?
73,
Bob K0NR
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