[CQ-Contest] First weekend in May

[ka3qlf at comcast.net]

Hello Folks, 



      Seems a series of emails has been exchanged regarding the First weekend in May this year. Listed previously is: 



0000Z May 7 2400Z May 8     3.5-28 50-432 MARAC CW and SSB Contests 
0001Z May 7 2359Z May 8     28  10-10 Spring Digital Contest 
1300Z May 7 1900Z May 7     3.5,7  QRP-QRP-Party 
1300Z May 7 0700Z May 8     1.8-28 50,144 7th Area QSO Party 
1600Z May 7 0400Z May 8     1.8-28  Indiana QSO Party 
1700Z May 7 0459Z May 8     3.5-21  Radio Club of America QSO Party 
2000Z May 7 1959Z May 8     1.8-28  ARI International DX Contest 
2000Z May 7 2400Z May 8     3.5-28  New England QSO Party 

Announced also this weekend is the 0 land qso party, and WA7BNM perpetual calendar lists a CQ-M dx contest as well. Please note, As the MARAC contest coordinator, I have proposed a new set of rules to the MARAC Board. Included in this is a date change to the last full weekend in July. With the amount of activity generally on that weekend, and the addition of a few more contests, I felt it would best suit the MARAC contest to vacate this wekeend, and return to July. Once I recieve formal word form the MARAC Board, I will immediately contact software authors, and publicity contacts, and do my best to get the word out.  Hope to catch you all on the bands soon--Scott, KA3QLF  MARAC Contest coordinator