[LCC] ARRL Contest Branch weekly report

[Mark, K5ER]

  From the ARRL Contest Branch weekly report:

Last week, the Contest Branch spent time assisting the Programs and
Services Committee Chairman Bruce Frahm, KØBJ, in preparing a report for
the VUAC. This report covered the recent decisions by the P&SC (Programs &
Steering Committee) and the Awards committee on the VUAC's recommended
changes to the Rover Rules in all VHF contests and some rules in the EME
contest. The P&SC voted on April 4 to limit Limited Rover entrants to the
bottom four bands used in any given VHF/UHF contest, and permit Club
Competition in the August UHF Contest. These changes have been implemented
in the rules on the ARRL Web site. The P&SC also asked for clarification
from the VUAC on the proposed EME rules governing Assisted operation in the
EME contest; talks are ongoing.

Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, followed up on one of his Action
Items from Dayton; the Youth roundtable discussion. The Youth teams asked
him for help in getting more youth involved in contesting, and Sean worked
on a draft for a set of rules for a new contest.

The Contest Branch has also been working on a case of self-spotting by a DX
station during the 2009 ARRL DX SSB Contest.

Web results content for the 10M, RTTY, and January VHF contests will be
delivered to the Web Development team this week.


73,

Sean Kutzko, KX9X
Contest Branch Manager