or perhaps cq magazine?
>From: "Ron Hooper" <w4wa@alltel.net>
>To: "frank bechdoldt" <k3uhf@hotmail.com>
>CC: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] poll
>Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 08:24:29 -0500
>
>>That being said I think its even more important for the arrl to sponser
>>more
>>vhf contests or we should get together and do it ourselves. Contests with
>>differnt guidelines, ect.. and we or the arrl should not be afraud to fail
>>as long as we learn from our failures.
>
>
>Frank
>
>I agree with you on the fact that we can not expect ARRL to do much if
>anything to address certain contest rule changes mentioned in the survey.
>We
>have been through many of the survey issues before over the years and they
>keep coming back up.
>
>My personal feeling is that the ARRL would like to discontinue supporting
>contest, eliminating the need to compile scores and publish results. The
>contester represents a very small percentage of the league membership so I
>understand the business economics to cut operating cost.
>
>Can we do it ourselves better? I think the answer to that question is yes.
>Perhaps if we negotiated with the ARRL and took on the responsibility of
>doing the work, they would be agreeable to out source the management and
>simply print the articles. You got to remember there are many contest, not
>just VHF. Perhaps a pilot program using a VHF contest is a way to find out
>if it will work.
>
>73 Ron
>W4WA
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