The item below probably falls under CQWW rules section III item 5 under
"For all categories:": "5. Only the entrant's callsign can be used to aid
the
entrant's score."
73, Larry W6NWS
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From: <Jimk8mr@aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW Rules - follow up answe
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> I agree with KR2Q that using another station (or a different call from the
> same station) to warm up or hold a frequency is bad form if not illegal.
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> 73 - Jim K8MR
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> In a message dated 10/23/2009 2:37:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> kr2q@optimum.net writes:
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> Received reply:
> I was kind of surprised going through the rules as there used to be rule
> against such
> activity if I recall correctly.
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> Answer: The ARRL has (had?) such a limitation, but not CQWW.
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> There was a past CQWW ruling about
> using "other calls" to help the score of the "mother ship," so as others
> have stated, it is
> probably wise to not work the station where you are also operating
> (mult-op) from, but I don't
> actually see that in the currently published rules. This ruling
> ostensibly was to prevent folks
> from say, calling CQ with their own call and if a needed one showed up,
> then changing calls
> back to the multi-call. Sort of a "free station." Please don't do
> that.
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