[VHFcontesting] [VHF] Comments sought for new ARRL UHF Contest in May

[John Geiger]

Also, many colleges in flyover country have their graduations that
weekend.  It does seem that graduations on the East Coast are usually much
later.

John AF5CC

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:01 PM, Keith Morehouse <w9rm at calmesapartners.com>
wrote:

> Evidently, some have a problem with summer temperature. I have a problem
> with May and probable lack of tropo.
>
> Heat and humidity make ducting and troposcatter, which makes for good
> conditions and high scores. May ? Some, but not widespread.  Maybe those
> along the Atlantica coast or the Gulf of Mexico might like the earlier
> date.
>
> -W9RM
>
> Keith J Morehouse
> via MotoG
> On Apr 14, 2016 6:01 PM, "John Geiger" <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > What was wrong with the first weekend in August that required a date
> > change?
> >
> > 73 John AF5CC
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 6:06 PM, Keith Morehouse via VHF <
> > vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Oops...weekend BEFORE Mothers Day....
> >>
> >> Keith J Morehouse
> >> via MotoG
> >> On Apr 14, 2016 5:02 PM, "Keith Morehouse" <w9rm at calmesapartners.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Per today's 'ARRL Letter', the League is looking for comments on the
> >> > proposed rules for the replacement UHF test.
> >> >
> >> > Proposed items include:
> >> >
> >> > *Held in May, over Mothers Day weekend.
> >> >
> >> > *No EME QSOs.
> >> >
> >> > *Team contesting.
> >> >
> >> > *Scoring highly skewed toward microwave bands.
> >> >
> >> > Comments due by first week in June.
> >> >
> >> > Jay W9RM
> >> >
> >> > Keith J Morehouse
> >> > via MotoG
> >> >
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> >
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