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Re: [VHFcontesting] Logging Rovers in Contests

To: Dave Pascoe <davekm3t@gmail.com>, VHF Contesting Reflector <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Logging Rovers in Contests
From: "stu@stu2.net" <stu@stu2.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:59:12 -0400
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I use call/grid, which creates a unique call for the station as it changes 
grids. Eg w4iy/fn01. W4iy/fn02. For the vhf contest mode doesn't matter, but we 
still log the mode.

Dave Pascoe <davekm3t@gmail.com> wrote:
>Just log them as /R, regardless of mode.
>
>
>On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Chuck Dietz <w5prchuck@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>> I don't see where this says I have to log it. If you logged what they
>send
>> on SSB, it would be "/Rover"
>>
>> I wish there were some clarification in the rules.  I hate for all of
>the
>> rovers to be in Russia!
>>
>> Chuck W5PR
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Chuck,
>> >
>> > From ARRL contest rules:
>> >
>> > *"3.5.4. *Rovers MUST sign "rover" on Phone and /R on CW and
>digital
>> modes
>> > after their call sign."
>> >
>> >
>> > http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf
>> >
>> >
>> > It should also be logged that way. The one thing I have been
>curious
>> about
>> > is what happens when a station, planning to be a Rover, signs /R in
>a
>> > contest, and then ends up only being able to operate from one grid
>> square?
>> > I suspect the ARRL logging robot takes care of that and assigns the
>> > appropriate entry category.
>> >
>> >
>> > 73, Zack W9SZ
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Chuck Dietz <w5prchuck@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I think many put "/R" after a rover call when logging it in a
>> contest.  I
>> > > have never done that.  If the grid changes, Writelog takes it. 
>Is
>> there
>> > > any necessity or rule about this?
>> > >
>> > > Chuck W5PR
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