Interestingly, where do you go to find Field Day on the ARRL website? The
Contest section. The only statement that seems to identify it as anything
but a contest is when you go to the awards section which clearly says that
"its not a contest and there are no awards". Seems like it's a contest with
rules, categories, and points to me.
The rule in question sure does seem outdated and poorly worded. I would say
that literally it rules our SO2R in today's modern sense. Its example has
nothing to do with SO2R but the literal words of a switching system that
locks out so that 2 transmitters could be used to enter a 1 transmitter
category is for sure SO2R. Since Field Day isn't a contest, who does change
the rule wording actually? Could be the ...Contest Committee???
If I do want to do SO2R for fun - can I enter a check log? Ha, nope,
because logs aren't submitted for Field Day - just dupesheets. So you
enjoy, post on 3830 and call it a day I guess.
73
Ed N1UR
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