This came to me via the West Gulf Division Newsletter. The Programs
and Services Committee is the same standing committee to which the Contest
Advisory Committee also reports. Presumably this means that the CAC will
now no longer be asked to advise on VHF/UHF contesting issues.
If the VUAC works like the CAC, then it is truly an "advisory" body,
with absolutely no authority to effect change on its own, and will not
even technically be allowed to offer advice on any topic except those
topics for which the Programs & Services Committee has specifically requested
advice.
----- Forwarded message from ARRL Web site <memberlist@www.arrl.org> -----
> NEW ARRL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
>
> At the recent ARRL board meeting the following motion was approved:
> VUAC
> VHF/UHF ADVISORY COMMITTEE
> WHEREAS VHF/UHF contesting issues are markedly different than HF
> contesting issues due to the unique aspects of VHF and UHF propagation
> and the impact of geography and population-density differences.
> WHEREAS, analysis of those issues is best left to Amateurs skilled and
> familiar with those factors.
> WHEREAS, the deliberations of the recent VHF/UHF subcommittee made
> clear that significant issues involving contesting remain in the
> VHF/UHF community. In order to most effectively address the manner of
> resolving these matters, the Programs & Services Committee recommended
> that a specific committee be established to address these issues.
> WHEREAS, the mission of this committee would be to seek input from the
> VHF/UHF public, identify important issues and seek the sense of the
> "public" on these issues. This committee would not be asked to deal
> with predetermined issues. THEREFORE and ARRL VUAC(VHF/UHF Advisory
> Committee is established:
> 1. Committee membership should be comprised of one member from each
> ARRL Division.
> 2. Committee members should be exceptionally qualified and recognized
> members of the VHF/UHF community.
> 3. The term of the committee should be limited to 3 years.
> 4. The committee shall report to the Programs & Services Committee.
----- End forwarded message -----
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Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
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http://www.kenharker.com/
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