[VHFcontesting] Rules change

[James Duffey]

Nate - You wrote:

"-------- RULE WORDING: Couldn't the rule have been just as effective  
by saying: "At least three bands submitted by a Limited Rover must be  
432 MHz or lower. The fourth band may be any band allowed in the  
contest." Wasn't that REALLY the ORIGINAL intent?"

I think the original intent was to get he Joe-706 guys active in VHF  
contesting. The original proposal was for 6, 2, and 432 only. With the  
10s of thousands of DC to Daylight rigs out there, there should be  
more weak signal VHF activity right?
"-------- A final administrative point: Weren't the 2009 rules ALREADY  
PUBLISHED on the website, prior to this change?"

I am not sure that posting the rules on the internet is the same as  
publishing. But I am an old fart. To me publishing is putting somehing  
on paper, binding it and distributing it.  The ARRL stopped printing  
the rules in QST last year. But I digress. One of the "advantages" of  
posting the rules on the internet is that they can be updated if need  
be. You may recall that last June's rules were revised after they were  
posted. That was a mistake, not a revision, but there is precedent.  
And that is probably good, the internet allows dynamic change, why not  
use it.

See you at HamCon. Looking forward to meeting you and the RMVHF gang.  
- Duffey
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KK6MC
James Duffey
Cedar Crest NM