[CQ-Contest] No more Unassisted in ARRL VHF Contests?

[Mats Strandberg]

Bad development indeed for contesting....

If I was ARRL member I would not only raise my voice... I would SHOUT
LOUDLY!!!

73 de RM2D, Mats

On Saturday, November 15, 2014, Paul O'Kane <pokane at ei5di.com> wrote:

>
> According to the ARRL Letter of November 13, the ARRL
> is recommending some changes in VHF/UHF contest rules -
> recommendations that, if carried, are likely to set a
> precedent for HF contesting.
>
> http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2014-11-13
>
> The first recommendation is -
>
>   "Removing the current prohibition on the use of amateur
>   and non-amateur forms of assistance for all operator
>   categories, with such use having no impact on entry
>   category."
>
> In plain language, this means that, to be competitive,
> single ops will have no option but to use the internet
> while contesting.
>
> It seems to me this is about as sensible as doing away
> with the distinction between sailboats and powerboats.
> Sailors don't use engines in competition, otherwise
> they become drivers.
>
> ARRL members have until December 15 to comment - to
> vhf-input at arrl.org <https://exchange.arrl.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=
> DWUqzy67K0ONhVHNEctAN7smONhP0dEIfuq6oB8Kt20gIPdXbSgaWjGzICFn
> tPU9maa6SlopDv8.&URL=mailto%3avhf-input%40arrl.org>
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
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