[VHFcontesting] Vhf com. members

[R Johnson]

Hi Frank:
When you say " I have qsl cards from 3 of those members", what are members
are  you referring to ???

Did I miss another message from [VHFcontesting] ???

I didn't see anything leading into the Subject: "Vhf com. members" !!!
Did I miss a transitional message ??

TNX es 73
Bob, K1VU


At 12:49 7/27/2004 , you wrote:
>I have qsl cards from 3 of those members from the june/ 2003  e-skip opening. 
>  That would indicate that they are there.  We should not sell anyone short 
>for not reporting.  Some of these guys may not report because they are letting 
>the new people play.  However one my argue that it should be thier duty, but 
>perhaps that is a slippery slope and its all our duty.  Therefore the change 
>should be a way to encourage logs.  The arrl as a whole needs to think outside of 
>the box.  
>
>Perhaps a free years membership as a door prize for those who enter is a 
>small token. Or points towards a lifetime membership for any contest entered.  
>After all if they are using logs to justify spectrum,  then those who invest in 
>the equipment to utilize the spectrum are paying out the nose to support the 
>arrl's justification of spectrum allocation. (say that 10 times fast).  
>
>If someone is a life member let them gift the points or 1 year membership to 
>another party who may not be a current member.  Its like free advertising from 
>the fruits of spectrum use.
>
>Sponsership of all the contests by the radio makers and hro/aes ect... would 
>be good. This of course would have to be handled by someone at the arrl who is 
>impartial and appointed by the system.  Again I say that it would not be 
>based on scores, but on random drawing by those who enter a log.  
>
>
>Pointing fingers won't help, it seems they are nearly 100% in agreement on 
>some of the changes.  Some of which I like, except I think jan should be the 
>smaller contest limited to 1.2 because of snow and lack of hill tops.  They are 
>cutting off band use big time there.  But maybe the idea is to make it easier 
>to get new people in on june and I would trade the microwaves for 25 percent 
>more people.
>
>73s
>listen for the aurora today, even though its not contest time.
>k3uhf
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