[VHFcontesting] Changes to ARRL VHF Contest Rules

[John Geiger]

Welcome to the dumbing down of ham radio.  Been going on since 1991 now.

73s John AA5JG

--- On Wed, 5/27/09, Bill Olson <callbill at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Bill Olson <callbill at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Changes to ARRL VHF Contest Rules
> To: "VHF Contest Reflector" <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 8:31 AM
> 
> Hi Geoff, Long time.. You could certainly go out as
> "unlimited", right? Or am I misinterpreting the "new rules"
> somehow?
> 
> bill, K1DY
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> > From: gkrauss at stny.rr.com
> > To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> > Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 09:17:50 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Changes to ARRL VHF
> Contest Rules
> > 
> > Well, that screws me!
> > I was all set to go Ltd. with 10 GHz (20w) and 24 Ghz
> (2W), and 144/223 as 
> > liaisons, for my 4 bands, but that's apparently not
> possible now. So, 1/2/3 
> > call-area folks looking for FN11/12/21/22 on 10/24 ...
> maybe next year, if 
> > the rules allow it.
> > Geoff WA2GFP FN22ab
> > ----- Original Message ----- > The ARRL Programs
> and Services Committee 
> > approved the following VUAC's
> > > recommendations to the ARRL VHF Contest program:
> > >
> > > 1) Limited Rover: Limited Rovers will now be able
> to enter only on the
> > > four lowest bands for any given ARRL VHF contest.
> For January, June and
> > > September, this means 6 Meters, 2 Meters, 220 MHz
> and 432 MHz. For the
> > > August UHF Contest, this means 220 MHz, 432 MHz,
> 902 MHz and 1.2 GHz.
> > >
> > > These changes take effect immediately, and have
> been noted on the ARRL
> > > web site. Stations planning to enter as limited
> Rover in the 2009 ARRL
> > > June VHF QSO Party should take note.
> > >
> > > 
> > 
> > 
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