[Moon] ARRL changes!!! Realy nice

[wa3qpx at atlanticbb.net]

Lars, As is currently written the new rules only apply to ARRL VHF contests 
not EME. There is no provision or class for eme "ASSISTED"  as on now. ARRL  
VHF contests are January, June  and September. I and many other in the US 
will be participating this weekend with no facility of the reflectors. If 
EME ops see US stations pse spot us as we cannot use or even look at the 
reflectors. This would be of great help for the smaller stations where our 
future is. 73 paul, wa3qpx
On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:51:16 -0900
  Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:
> 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
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
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