[Rover] ARRL contesting survey

[Bob Burns K4RXR]

Folks, I culled the following from this week's ARRL Letter.

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* ARRL conducts VHF/UHF contesting and awards survey: As part of an effort 
to boost participation in ARRL-sponsored VHF/UHF operating events and 
awards programs, the League is surveying a random sample of routine 
top-scorers as well as average participants and clubs that regularly 
participate in VHF/UHF competitions. The ARRL seeks input on the drop in 
contest participation and the best ways to address the trend. "We'd also 
like to hear from you about the ARRL VHF/UHF awards program in general," 
said ARRL Membership Services Manager Wayne Mills, N7NG. "Our interest is 
in gathering information we can use to improve the participation and 
quality of both the various ARRL VHF/UHF contests and the ARRL VHF/UHF 
awards programs." The survey is organized into several areas of inquiry, 
the first dealing exclusively with contesting. It also seeks opinions on 
improvements or additions to VHF/UHF contesting that might attract more 
operators and on the awards program. The survey is available on the ARRL 
Web site <http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/vhf-survey.pdf>. 
Participants are encouraged to provide as much detail as necessary. Surveys 
should be completed and returned by October 31 via USPS mail to VHF/UHF 
Survey, c/o Wayne Mills, N7NG, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington CT 06111. The 
ARRL encourages copying and distributing blank surveys to others who might 
be interested in VHF/UHF contesting. A summary of survey results will be 
available in the future.