[VHFcontesting] 2016 ARRL UHF Contest Cancelled

[Steve Tripp (K1IIG)]

I agree with Ken that I too never saw any discussion on this. I am VERY 
disappointed with the decision especially as I just spent a lot of money 
last year to get on 10 ghz and was amazed at the great participation. I hope 
Sean and others will rethink this.
Steve
K1IIG

> That sure is a "kick-in-the-head" to all the effort we have been putting
> into the K2LIM contest station to provide contact ability up through 10 
> GHz.
> Guess we should have stayed as a 4 band station " L-M".
>
> No input was solicited or given on this issue from any of our operating
> group. What a great way to promote and encourage operation on the higher
> bands. CANCEL a contest that provided specific activity on the upper 
> bands.
>
> Ken
> KA2LIM
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VHFcontesting [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On 
> Behalf
> Of James Duffey
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 10:30 AM
> To: VHF Contesting Reflector
> Cc: James Duffey
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] 2016 ARRL UHF Contest Cancelled
>
> This has just been posted on the ARRL site:
>
> < http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-2016-august-uhf-contest-cancelled >
>
> I have promised to myself to try not to make cynical and snarky comments 
> on
> this list, but this cancellation of the UHF contest is really trying that
> resolution.
>
> I will be the first to admit that the UHF contest has big problems, I once
> went out as a rover and made zero contacts in the whole contest, but if 
> lack
> of activity is a problem, one sure way of making sure that activity
> decreases, not increases, is to cancel the contest. Then no one can
> participate and there will be no activity, the exact opposite of what is
> intended.
>
> It will be hard to put the contest on hold and then restart it again with
> reasonable activity. There is a large risk that interest will be lost
> entirely if there is no contest and that the people who had marginal
> interest will lose interest in UHF contesting entirely.
>
> I wonder how many people who provided input to the ARRL VHF Contest
> Revitalization Committee suggested that the contest be cancelled until
> better alternatives could be found? I wonder how many people would have
> answered yes to a question like "With activity in the UHF Contest hovering
> between 150 and 250, do you think the contest should be cancelled?" Even a
> contest with low participation is better than no contest at all. - Duffey
> KK6MC
> --
> KK6MC
> James Duffey
> Cedar Crest NM
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