[NLRS] ARRL VHF UHF Advisory Committee (VUAC) looking for public input

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

I think not showing all the participants in the QST summaries 
discourages those looking for local activity. Not showing the local 
participants discourages some of us that have participated for several 
decades.

Cross polarization between FM and SSB/CW really discourages those even 
with good FM antennas plaintively calling CQ and hearing little. Perhaps 
the most active contest stations need to include polarization diversity 
to work those running the 5/8 wave mag mount on the basement file 
cabinet and the occasional handheld multimode. Or even actively work FM 
simplex, though the added bandwidth kills range and a significant 
fraction of the VHF/UHF contesting community won't admit to having 
working FM gear.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 5/31/2011 9:28 AM, w0zq at aol.com wrote:
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> Hello NLRS land -
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> The ARRL would like to encourage more participation in its several VHF/UHF contests held each year. Many of the HF transceivers sold in recent years include 50 MHz, and some also include the 144 and 432 MHz bands with multi-mode capabilities. The question at hand is how can we encourage more owners of such radios to utilize these bands and modes to participate in VHF/UHF contests?
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> The ARRL VHF/UHF Advisory Committee (VUAC) has been asked to consider this question, and to make recommendations to encourage, explore and expand the ARRL VHF and UHF contests and other operating activities by using the multi-band and multi-mode capabilities of modern transceivers and related equipment.
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> The VUAC would like to ask the Amateur Radio community to provide their comments and ideas for consideration.
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> Please send any comments or ideas you have on this matter to your ARRL VUAC Division representative no later than July 1, 2011.  A listing of each Division’s VUAC representative can be found at http://www.arrl.org/arrl-staff-vuac-cac.
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> For ARRL Dakota Division members, your VUAC rep is me.  For members in the Central Division, its Kevin Kaufhold, W9GKA at w9gka at arrl.net  . For members in the Midwest Divison its Mike King at scsueepe at mtcnet.net  .   For our Canadian members, its Gabor Horvath, VE7DXG, ve7dxg at arrl.net  .
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> 73, Jon
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