[VHFcontesting] ARRL kills VHF, Should we let them?

[John Geiger]

Other organizations have tried, and do try, but it
just doesn't raise the excitement or participation of
an ARRL sponsered contest.  How many of you in the
past year entered the SMIRK contest, the 6 club
contests, or the spring or fall springs.  Even if you
did, did you get as excited about them as you do for
the Sept, June, or Jan VHF contests?

73s John NE0P


--- James Hayes <jhayes9424 at charter.net> wrote:
> Exactly what I was suggesting earlier...there has to
> be another organization
> who would be willing to pick up the ball and run
> with it.Might even improve
> on a few of the finer points like the rover issues
> that were running around
> the reflectors a couple of months ago.!
> 
> Jim, N2YEV
> FN34gs, Plattsburgh, NY
> Six Club #1663, SMIRK #6480
> jhayes9424 at charter.net
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Hasselbeck" <mph at swcp.com>
> To: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "James Hayes" <jhayes9424 at charter.net>;
> <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 3:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] ARRL kills VHF, Should
> we let them?
> 
> 
> > I've been saying for a couple of years now that
> the ARRL does not own the
> > VHF contests.  A determined, dedicated
> organization can run their own
> > contests and a perfect example is the WSJT group
> on Yahoo.  There are two
> > high-speed meteor scatter rallys every year. 
> Having been a participant in
> > the last four, I've found them to be exciting,
> fun, and challenging.
> > Rules and scoring are discussed in the open by
> email in the weeks leading
> > up to the contest.  Results are freely posted on
> the web about six weeks
> > later.  Beautiful certificates are mailed to
> winners while the event is
> > still a recent memory.  These meteor scatter
> contests happen due to the
> > enthusiastic efforts of people like WA5UFH, N6ENU,
> WA3LTB, K1JT...and no
> > ARRL.
> >
> > Mike WB2FKO
> 
> 



		
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