[Moon] ARRL changes!!! Realy nice

[Edward R Cole]

At 10:52 AM 1/22/2015, Lars Pettersson wrote:
>This info  copied from ARRL:
>
>The Board also adopted amendments to the 
><http://www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-arrl-contests-above-50-mhz>General 
>Rules for ARRL Contests Above 50 MHz to encourage greater 
>participation and band utilization. The changes become effective 
>with the <http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf>2015 June ARRL VHF Contest. 
>The revisions stemmed from recommendations offered by the Board's 
>Programs and Services Committee's ad-hoc VHF and Above 
>Revitalization subcommittee, composed of active VHF/UHF contesters, 
>and they received strong support from the VHF/UHF community.
>
>The subcommittee was charged with developing recommendations to 
>increase the level and breadth of ARRL VHF and above contest 
>participation and encourage operation on lesser-used bands. As a 
>start to the process, the Board approved three changes that will 
>permit assistance for all operator categories, with no effect on 
>entry category; permit self-spotting for all operator categories, 
>and allow single operators to transmit on more than one band at a time.
>
>The changes will permit assistance in arranging contacts, but not in 
>conducting contacts. They will, for example, allow a station to 
>announce its location in a chat room, on a repeater, or even via e-mail.
>
>Hmm  wounder whos iddea this is? :-))))

Lars,

Short answer: it is the result of a nationwide survey of the ARRL 
membership.  This is afterall a contest sponsored by the ARRL which 
is the primary organization representing Ham Radio in the United 
States.  Therefore they polled members for their opinion on all ARRL 
VHF and above contests.

That being said, if you read the recently posted rules for the 2015 
ARRL EME Contest, these changes have not been incorporated for 
EME.  The rules affective date is June 2015 so we wait to see if the 
EME Contest Rules will be modified (or not?).  Perhaps ARRL Contest 
Committee is wanting to see how the new rules work out for the June 
VHF Contest before instituting them for EME (my speculation).

I hope you read the current rules since awards are now separated for 
CW-only, and all-mode.  I believe that was one change that has been asked for.


>Just another reason not participate in ARRL  contests

Your choice.


>Lars SM4IVE

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