Exactly what I was suggesting earlier...there has to be another organization
who would be willing to pick up the ball and run with it.Might even improve
on a few of the finer points like the rover issues that were running around
the reflectors a couple of months ago.!
Jim, N2YEV
FN34gs, Plattsburgh, NY
Six Club #1663, SMIRK #6480
jhayes9424@charter.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Hasselbeck" <mph@swcp.com>
To: "John Geiger" <johngeig@yahoo.com>
Cc: "James Hayes" <jhayes9424@charter.net>; <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] ARRL kills VHF, Should we let them?
> I've been saying for a couple of years now that the ARRL does not own the
> VHF contests. A determined, dedicated organization can run their own
> contests and a perfect example is the WSJT group on Yahoo. There are two
> high-speed meteor scatter rallys every year. Having been a participant in
> the last four, I've found them to be exciting, fun, and challenging.
> Rules and scoring are discussed in the open by email in the weeks leading
> up to the contest. Results are freely posted on the web about six weeks
> later. Beautiful certificates are mailed to winners while the event is
> still a recent memory. These meteor scatter contests happen due to the
> enthusiastic efforts of people like WA5UFH, N6ENU, WA3LTB, K1JT...and no
> ARRL.
>
> Mike WB2FKO
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