If you have comments on the proposed rules changes for VHF/UHF contests, they
are due December 15 to the committee at < vhf-input@arrl.org >.
I personally am not going to campaign here for any of the rules changes, except
for the one allowing single op stations to have multiple signals on different
bands at the same time without being in the multi category. I think that this
will increase activity as it will increase signals on the air, so someone who
tunes to the bands during a contest is more likely to hear activity. This
should also help with the problem of people ignoring the higher bands when 6M
is open by encouraging ops to use SO2R techniques. If 6M is open, the single op
can still CQ on two at the same time, and pickup stations calling there. I
don’t see any down side to this proposed change, and I encourage you to comment
favorably on this proposed rules change.
In the past there has been a lot of discussion here, and elsewhere, on
assistance in VHF/UHF contests, and I hope that those who have been vocal on
both sides of that issue have made or will make their input to the committee
known. The proposed rules are very liberal with respect to assistance, even
with respect to the CQ WW VHF contest rules, so I encourage you to read the
proposed changes and ponder their consequences for you and others. Then make
constructive comments on the proposals.
The proposed rules allow self spotting pretty much in all categories and pretty
through all vehicles. This is a big change with potentially big consequences,
so I encourage you to comment on this as well. Consider that self spotting is
not thought of well by most of the HF contesters and those are some of the new
activity that the committee is trying to attract.
Read and study the proposed rules changes. Make your concerns and desires known
to the committee now. Don’t pass on this opportunity. If rules are adapted that
you don’t like and you didn’t comment on them to the rule makers, then it will
be hard to seriously take your criticism of them later. Just saying. - Duffey
KK6MC
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KK6MC
James Duffey
Cedar Crest NM
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