[Fourlanders] FW: [VHFcontesting] ARRL Board Okays Changes to DXCC Program, VHF and Above Contesting Rules

[Jim Worsham]

Hello everyone.  WriteLog has a good packet cluster capability integrated in.  I am not the expert on setting it up but Sherman, W4ATL knows how to do it.  This packet cluster thing isn't new for six.  We have been monitoring packet cluster looking for band openings for years.  Especially in June.  I remember one year that young Jim caught a great opening to South America and worked a bunch of stations on CW.  Not sure what effect this will have on the higher bands but everyone should have WriteLog setup to monitor packet cluster.  Maybe Sherman can give us a tutorial before the June test.

73
Jim, W4KXY

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> On Jan 21, 2015, at 5:42 PM, John Kludt <johnnykludt at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Ron,
> 
> It is good and now comes the challenge of how we operationalize it.   I suppose we could just have all operators all cruising the Web and looking for contacts.  Alternately, we could make it one persons job, especially during busy times, to watch for spots and then pass it along via the "chat" function on Writelog.  It will clearly I think be of more help to those playing Search and Pounce than those who are Running.
> 
> What do you think this looks like for us during the June contest?
> 
> Johnny
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Ron Rogers 
> >Sent: Jan 21, 2015 4:01 PM
> >To: fourlanders at contesting.com
> >Subject: [Fourlanders] FW: [VHFcontesting] ARRL Board Okays Changes to DXCC	Program, VHF and Above Contesting Rules
> >
> >This is good !!!
> >
> >Ron
> >WW8RR
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: VHFcontesting [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf
> >Of James Duffey
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 4:00 PM
> >To: VHF Contesting Reflector
> >Subject: [VHFcontesting] ARRL Board Okays Changes to DXCC Program,VHF and
> >Above Contesting Rules
> >
> >It looks like the ARRL BOD approved the Ad Hoc Committee's recommendations
> >for Rules Changes pretty much verbatim effective with the June contest.
> >Apparently the proposed new rules enjoyed strong support from the VHF/UHF
> >community. I hope that I am wrong, but I fear that there will a lot of abuse
> >of the new rules, particularly self spotting. Duffey KK6MC
> >
> ><
> >http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-board-okays-changes-to-dxcc-program-vhf-and-ab
> >ove-contesting-rules >
> >
> >
> >James Duffey KK6MC
> >Cedar Crest NM
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