My thoughts were the same as Keith's when I first saw this announcement-how
many resources are being saved by cancelling it? I would guess that 99% of
the logs are received in Cabrillo format, so that log checking is all done
by computer. For the occassional paper log, maybe the ARRL could put a
type in your log Cabrillo conversion tool on their website. I have seen
other contests do that. Plus, get someone outside the ARRL to write the
article. The manpower involved in the ARRL running this contest sure
doesn't seem like much.
I also agree with Ken, in that I never saw the VHF contesting community
polled about this contest. Yes, the activity hasn't been great for this
contest in my area, but a few of us went out roving or mountaintopping for
it last year and had a good time. I did miss it the past couple of years
before that due to out of town trips for family gatherings. I am sorry if
that killed the contest.
73 John AF5CC
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Steve Tripp (K1IIG) <stephen.tripp@snet.net
> wrote:
>
> I agree with Ken that I too never saw any discussion on this. I am VERY
> disappointed with the decision especially as I just spent a lot of money
> last year to get on 10 ghz and was amazed at the great participation. I
> hope Sean and others will rethink this.
> Steve
> K1IIG
>
> That sure is a "kick-in-the-head" to all the effort we have been putting
>> into the K2LIM contest station to provide contact ability up through 10
>> GHz.
>> Guess we should have stayed as a 4 band station " L-M".
>>
>> No input was solicited or given on this issue from any of our operating
>> group. What a great way to promote and encourage operation on the higher
>> bands. CANCEL a contest that provided specific activity on the upper
>> bands.
>>
>> Ken
>> KA2LIM
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: VHFcontesting [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On
>> Behalf
>> Of James Duffey
>> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 10:30 AM
>> To: VHF Contesting Reflector
>> Cc: James Duffey
>> Subject: [VHFcontesting] 2016 ARRL UHF Contest Cancelled
>>
>> This has just been posted on the ARRL site:
>>
>> < http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-2016-august-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.
>>
>> I will be the first to admit that the UHF contest has big problems, I once
>> went out as a rover and made zero contacts in the whole contest, but if
>> lack
>> of activity is a problem, one sure way of making sure that activity
>> decreases, not increases, is to cancel the contest. Then no one can
>> participate and there will be no activity, the exact opposite of what is
>> intended.
>>
>> It will be hard to put the contest on hold and then restart it again with
>> reasonable activity. There is a large risk that interest will be lost
>> entirely if there is no contest and that the people who had marginal
>> interest will lose interest in UHF contesting entirely.
>>
>> I wonder how many people who provided input to the ARRL VHF Contest
>> Revitalization Committee suggested that the contest be cancelled until
>> better alternatives could be found? I wonder how many people would have
>> answered yes to a question like "With activity in the UHF Contest hovering
>> between 150 and 250, do you think the contest should be cancelled?" Even a
>> contest with low participation is better than no contest at all. - Duffey
>> KK6MC
>> --
>> KK6MC
>> James Duffey
>> Cedar Crest NM
>>
>>
>>
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