[VHFcontesting] Comments on proposed VHF+ rules changes

[John Maxwell]

I certainly don't consider that well publicized.  I read it, but how many 
others did.  That's how I heard about it.  10 days notice isn't much notice 
to stir up responses.  Seeing how we get about 500QSOs on average from a 
VHF contest in our area, you see the issue.  Not many folks to talk to here.

John Maxwell
N0WBW


At 08:54 PM 3/7/2004 -0600, Kenneth E. Harker wrote:
>On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 10:13:41AM -0700, John Maxwell wrote:
> > Dear Committee et al,
> >
> > Well,  it seems that your rule change will badly affect our ability to
> > have any kind of score for the VHF contest as well as our desire to run
> > any VHF or microwave contest.  Not to mention that I feel that your
> > method of comment and timing of the required responses seems to be very
> > short and difficult. (Not very well publicized.)
>
>Not very well publicized?  The (long, detailed) request for input was
>included in the ARRL Rate Sheet weekly email newsletter last week.
>Over 10,000 hams received it - far more hams than ever make QSOs in the
>ARRL VHF contests.
>
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