Interesting indeed. This appears to be prompted by the proposal to
significantly revise V/UHF contested made many months ago. It included
among other proposals changing the June contest to the lower six bands only.
My guess is that there will not be any action on the change proposal until
after the new committee is formed and has made a recommendation. IE not
soon.
I also suspect the current contest advisory committee was unable to agree on
a course of action. (That's just speculation on my part, don't have any
insight.)
73, Tom K6EU aka K6EU/r
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
To: "VHF Contesting" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 8:42 AM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] New VUAC
> This came to me via the West Gulf Division Newsletter. The Programs
> and Services Committee is the same standing committee to which the Contest
> Advisory Committee also reports. Presumably this means that the CAC will
> now no longer be asked to advise on VHF/UHF contesting issues.
>
> If the VUAC works like the CAC, then it is truly an "advisory" body,
> with absolutely no authority to effect change on its own, and will not
> even technically be allowed to offer advice on any topic except those
> topics for which the Programs & Services Committee has specifically
requested
> advice.
>
> ----- Forwarded message from ARRL Web site <memberlist@www.arrl.org> -----
>
> > NEW ARRL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
> >
> > At the recent ARRL board meeting the following motion was approved:
> > VUAC
> > VHF/UHF ADVISORY COMMITTEE
> > WHEREAS VHF/UHF contesting issues are markedly different than HF
> > contesting issues due to the unique aspects of VHF and UHF propagation
> > and the impact of geography and population-density differences.
> > WHEREAS, analysis of those issues is best left to Amateurs skilled and
> > familiar with those factors.
> > WHEREAS, the deliberations of the recent VHF/UHF subcommittee made
> > clear that significant issues involving contesting remain in the
> > VHF/UHF community. In order to most effectively address the manner of
> > resolving these matters, the Programs & Services Committee recommended
> > that a specific committee be established to address these issues.
> > WHEREAS, the mission of this committee would be to seek input from the
> > VHF/UHF public, identify important issues and seek the sense of the
> > "public" on these issues. This committee would not be asked to deal
> > with predetermined issues. THEREFORE and ARRL VUAC(VHF/UHF Advisory
> > Committee is established:
> > 1. Committee membership should be comprised of one member from each
> > ARRL Division.
> > 2. Committee members should be exceptionally qualified and recognized
> > members of the VHF/UHF community.
> > 3. The term of the committee should be limited to 3 years.
> > 4. The committee shall report to the Programs & Services Committee.
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
> --
> Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
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> http://www.kenharker.com/
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