Here's the specific rule that applies from the FD 2000 Rules:
4.1.1. Any Class A group whose entry classification is two or more
transmitters may also
operate one dedicated Novice / Technician Plus operating position
without changing its basic entry
category. This station must be operated under a callsign issued to a
Novice / Technician Plus operator
and may only make contacts within the Novice / Technician Plus H.F.
sub-bands. It must abide by
Novice / Technician Plus power and mode restrictions. This station may
only be operated by Novice /
Technician Plus licensees. For Field Day purposes only, any Canadian
Amateur HF licensee who has
been licensed for six months or less prior to Field Day, shall be
considered a "Novice" to provide a
means for Canadian Field Day Class A stations to employ this rule.
This station does not qualify for a
100-point bonus as an additional transmitter.
And also from the "Q&A" section:
If your Field Day group is operating in the Class A category, and are
at least reporting as a two-transmitter,
you have two more ways of adding operating excitement to your event.
Groups at 2A or
higher may add a dedicated Novice-Technician Plus station. This
station, which must be operated
only by those holding Novice/Tech Plus licenses must use a separate
Novice/Tech Plus callsign from the
main club's effort (so you need to find a responsible licensee who
will serve as the control operator.)
This station may only operate in the novice sub-bands, using
appropriate power restrictions. The QSOs
which this station completes are added into the club totals. It does
not count as an additional transmitter
under the 100 points per transmitter bonus.
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There's little room for debate about what the rules say. I do think
that they should be changed, in light of the recent restructuring, add
no-coders to be eligible to operate this station.
You can download the entire FD Rules from:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/index.html
73,
Bob N5NJ
Robert E. Naumann
N5NJ / V26O
N5NJ@arrl.net
www.qsl.net/n5nj
Plano, TX USA
ex KR2J, V26RN, W6V, WA2OVE
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