[Mich VHF UHF Society] Fwd: [VHF] UHF Contest "cancelled"

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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Paul Husby via VHF <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu> </div><div>Date:03/11/2016  6:21 PM  (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: vhf_reflector <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu> </div><div>Subject: [VHF] UHF Contest "cancelled" </div><div>
</div>The NLRS reflector has been buzzing all day, but apparently the word 
isn't out elsewhere.  The very disappointing news was posted this morning:

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-2016-august-uhf-contest-cancelled

I will copy the text below.

73
Paul W0UC
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03/11/2016

The ARRL August UHF Contest for 2016 has been cancelled, while the ARRL 
VHF Contest Revitalization Committee considers alternatives.

The Contest Revitalization Committee fielded dozens of comments from 
members concerning possible changes to this annual UHF operating event, 
traditionally held on the first weekend of August each year. Many 
commenters expressed dissatisfaction with the timing of the contest, 
occurring as it does at the hottest time of the year, and that it was 
too close on the calendar to other VHF/UHF events.

In response to this member input, the Contest Revitalization Committee 
recommended to the Programs and Services Committee (PSC) that the 2016 
August UHF Contest be cancelled, and the PSC agreed.

The ARRL VHF Contest Revitalization Committee continues to study the 
possibility of redesigning or replacing the August UHF Contest with a 
similar event at another point in the calendar — possibly in the spring 
— for 2017.

The Committee will solicit member comments in the near future, as it 
weighs several alternatives.


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