[Fourlanders] VHF/UHF Contest Advisory Committee

[Jim Worsham]

I received a telephone call this evening from Sandy Donahue.  He and Frank 
Butler have just returned from the ARRL board meeting.  There was a motion 
made and passed at the meeting to create a VHF/UHF contest advisory 
committee.  This was done because there is a perception that the membership 
of the existing contest advisory committee is oriented to HF and that they 
don't understand or care that much about VHF/UHF contesting.  Personally, I 
feel that this is also a result of the aborted attempt to change the VHF/UHF 
contest rules last year.  Anyway, I have been asked to serve as the SE 
Division representative on this committee.  I agreed under one condition, 
that the you guys don't have a problem with it or think that it is a 
conflict of interest.  You also have to agree to not send me hate mail or 
try to kick me out if this committee proposes changes to the rules that you 
do not agree with.  This new committee is not general knowledge yet so 
please keep this discussion among just ourselves.  Thanks.

73
Jim W4KXY