[VHFcontesting] 2016 ARRL UHF Contest Cancelled

[John Geiger]

Isn't one reason that it is in August is that the tropo is usually better
then than in the spring?

John AF5CC

On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Ron Rogers <ww8rr at charter.net> wrote:

> Did ya'll read the announcement CAREFULLY ??  It appears not all did.
>
> It DID NOT say the UHF contest was definitely cancelled forever !
>
> It said that after many comments received from members (sounds like it
> meant
> UHF contest participants) including hot time of year for participants and
> event is too close on calendar to other VHF-UHF events (Sept VHF contest
> and
> July CQWW VHF event) that the VHF Revitalization committee recommended that
> the contest should be cancelled for this year.
>
> It went on to say "while the committee continues to study the possibility
> of
> redesigning or replacing the August UHF Contest with a similar event at
> another point in the calendar - possibly in the spring - for 2017"
>
> Ron
> WW8RR
> W4NH Contest Group
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VHFcontesting [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf
> Of jon jones
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 11:56 AM
> To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 2016 ARRL 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 - W9RM
>
> This decision caught me by surprise as well. Though I conduct the NCJ and
> QST VHF columns, I was unaware of the ARRL UHF contest cancellation until
> reading it here.
> IF you disagree with this decision, one option is to contact your ARRL
> Division CAC member. A list is here:
> http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20-%20General/CACLST%20Feb2016.pdf
>  - N0JK
>
>
>
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