For those of you following the thread on the new Field Day rules:
I made the supreme sacrafice, and actually read The 1997 Field Day Rules
from May 1997 QST, pages 109 and 110.
According to rule #5 Entry Catagories: "Any Class A group whose entry
classification is two or more transmitters (non-Novice) may also use one
Novice/Technication Plus operating position (Novice bands only) without
changing its basic entry classification."
The you must go to The Bonus Points under rule #7 Miscellaneous Rules to
find the VHF/UHF station rule:
Bonus Points #7 VHF/UHF says, "100 points can be earned by completing at
least ten QSO's (excluding packet contacts) on any band or combination of
bands above 50 MHz (VHF/UHF bands) during the Field Day period. A VHF/UHF
station (one) does not count as an additional transmitter. This station is
not limited to making just ten QSOs. It may be operated for the entire
Field Day period, and all contacts (excluding packet contacts) count for
QSO points credit, including the first ten."
I believe this answers the question of whether a class 1A Field Day
operation could run VHF/UHF as a "freebie" transmitter before. It would,
indeed, be a major change to not allow class 1A to run VHF/UHF without
changing their entry classification.
73 de KM0L Steve in KC
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