[VHFcontesting] APRS by Internet for all Contestants in June VHF Contest!

[James Duffey]

The rules for the June 2008 VHF contest allow the Rover APRS locations  
that appear on the internet to be used by all contestants, not just  
the assisted categories:

3.3.7. Rovers are permitted to use APRS. Rovers using APRS transmit  
only their call sign and position. Any station, regardless of their  
operating class, may access rover APRS data directly or via the  
Internet.

from:

< http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/june-vhf.html >

This is in keeping with the original VUACC's rule change suggestions  
and is a change from the initial APRS rule change implemented in  
January. I did not see an earlier notice of this change, so it pays to  
read the rules for each contest, even if you have operated them before.

Hats off to the ARRL for listening to our input.

So this should make it easier to keep up with the rovers. It is easy  
to get behind schedule when one roves and this will help people to  
locate us when we are not where we wanted to be when we wanted to be  
there.

On another note, I got the May QST yesterday and the announcement for  
the June contest is in a new format. It is more of an advertisement  
than a summary of the rules. I hope it gets more people to  
participate, but you do need internet access to find out what the  
rules are.

Again kudos to those at the ARRL for straightening this out. - Duffey


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KK6MC
James Duffey
Cedar Crest NM