Hi Chuck,
I suspect the IARU HF Championship rule prohibiting interleaved
CQs is intended to prohibit interleaved CW and SSB CQs on the
same band. There was probably no thought that anyone would
interleave CQs on the same mode as PJ4G did very successfully in
the 2017 ARRL SSB DX Contest on both 15 and 20 meters.
There's no rule prohibiting interleaved CQs on the same band in any
other ARRL sponsored contest. including the 10 Meter Contest.
There's enough 10 meter spectrum to consider not prohibiting
interleaved CW and SSB CQs while prohibiting same mode
interleaved CQs.
Of course, simultaneous CQ and SSB operation on the same band
has been common in the ARRL Field Day for more than sixty
years. At W3AO we often have simultaneous CW, SSB, digital
and GOTA stations on the same band. The Field Day rules
shouldn't be changed. Its not a contest, after all. :)
73
Frank
W3LPL
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From: w5prchuck@gmail.com
To: donovanf@starpower.net, "CQ-Contest Reflector" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 1:39:01 AM
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Prohibiting Interleaved CQs on Two or More
Frequenciesin the Same Band
I think it might be ok in the 10m contest to be on CW and SSB on the same band.
Chuck W5PR
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From: donovanf@starpower.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:21 PM
To: CQ-Contest Reflector
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Prohibiting Interleaved CQs on Two or More Frequenciesin
the Same Band
I recommend that alternating CQs on two or more frequencies
on the same band be prohibited immediately in all ARRL HF
contests, exactly as it is now prohibited in all CQ WW DX Contests
and for multi-operators in the IARU HF Championship.
The reason for my recommendation is that the recent success of
the PJ4G team in CQing on alternate frequencies on the same band
(both on 20 and 15 meters) in the recent ARRL SSB DX Contest
will inevitably be applied -- very soon -- by other multi-operator
competitors in future ARRL contests. Unfortunately this will be
to the very considerable detriment of other HF spectrum users
-- both contesters and non-contesters -- because of the very
limited available spectrum on every HF band below 28 MHz.
The obvious course of action is to simply apply existing IARU HF
Championship rule 4.3.2.1 to all multi-operator categories in all
ARRL HF contests.
4.3.2.1. Alternating CQs on two or more frequencies on the same band is not
permitted.
http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship
A CAC sub-committee is currently engaged in a Rules Consolidation
Project to consolidate “The General Rules of all ARRL Contests”
“The General Rules for all ARRL contests Below 30 MHz” and
individual contest rules into a single rule set for each of the ARRL
HF Contests.
In addition to the consolidation of the rules structure, the ARRL
Programs and Services Committee (PSC) asked the team to develop
any accompanying commentary they choose as to areas where the
perceive that the rules might benefit from revision and, where
appropriate, to suggest revised language.
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/About%20ARRL/Committee%20Reports/2016/July/Doc_24_0716.pdf
While the CAC's role is solely to respond to projects and issues
assigned by the ARRL Programs and Services Committee; the CAC
chairman can recommend future CAC projects and issues to the PSC.
73
Frank
W3LPL
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