[VHFcontesting] ARRL VHF+ contest proposals: input invited

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

Several thoughts:
1.  If there are additional points to be awarded for qsos beyond one's 
adjacent grid, do so only for 144 MHz and above.  Distant grid qsos on six meter 
E-skip reflect no special skill, other than being there. Less skill than a 100 
mile qso in an adjacent grid.
2.  It is not big as a practical matter, but for years I have tried, 
unsuccessfully, to find the rationale for this rule from the General Rules for VHF 
Contests: 
        1.2. Individuals and stations are limited to one entry per contest. 
As many HF operators may be aware, for years I have been operating from 
multiple stations in the (HF) CW Sweepstakes.  Nobody has ever complained that I 
worked them several times from stations that otherwise would have likely been 
inactive.  Why can I not go to these same stations, or elsewhere, work people 
multiple times in the VHF contests, and then submit the fruits of my effort?
3.  Though not a big fan of categories for everything, if new categories are 
being considered (e.g. a 6-2-432 category, IMHO a good idea), how about a 
middle ground category of 6 through 1296?  That would give a reasonable step up 
from the three band category, but not to the level of the real microwave geeks.

73  -  Jim   K8MR