73, Jon

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ARRL 222 and Up Distance Contest:   The ARRL 222 and Up Distance Contest is this weekend, starting at 1800 UTC on Saturday, August 5, and concluding at 1759 UTC on Sunday, August 6. Stations may be contacted on any authorized mode on the 222 MHz through 241 GHz amateur bands. Full rules and contest details are available at www.arrl.org/222-mhz-and-up-distance-contest.

Rules Changes Announced for ARRL VHF Contests:  Starting with the 2023 ARRL September VHF Contest, participants in the FM Only category can now count contacts on 902 MHz and 1.2 GHz toward their scores. Previously, only contacts on the 4 lowest VHF bands (50, 144, 222, and 432 MHz) counted toward the scores of participants in this category. These new rules will also become effective for the January and June VHF contests in 2024. See www.arrl.org/september-vhf for rules, entry forms and a complete list of entry categories.

Updates to Popular Contest Software Support ARRL 10GHz and Up Contest Rule Changes:   To support the recently announced rule changes in the ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, updates to two popular contest logging software programs have been announced. Version 1.0.9937 of N1MM Logger+ and version 6.6.5 of N3FJP's VHF Contest Log now include support for the rule changes.  Participants are encouraged to upgrade their software before the start of the contest.

2023 ARRL January VHF Contest Results:  The results for the 2023 ARRL January VHF Contest are available at https://contests.arrl.org/janvhf/. The full results article by James Duffey, KK6MC, line scores, and log checking reports are available onthe website. Click on Articles/Line Scores on the left side of the page to view results. Downloadable certificates are available by clicking on Certificates at the top of the page.