What's the significance of deleting rule 2.7.7?
Thanks and 73,
Tad Danley, K3TD
EM10dq
On 1/26/2015 7:03 PM, James Duffey wrote:
The recent ARRL BOD minutes contain the following action on the new VHF contesting
rules changes. The adapted rules pretty much follow the proposed rules with some
clarification. As far as assistance goes, pretty much everything is allowed, except
that the rules specify that once the contact has started, assistance may not be used.
Please don’t shoot the messenger. :^)= - Duffey KK6MC
Cut and paste from the minutes:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the General Rules for All ARRL Contests Above 50
MHz shall be amended as follows:
Rule 1.7:
Change from:
“Retransmitting either or both stations, or use of repeater frequencies, is not
permitted.” Change to:
“Retransmitting either or both stations, use of repeater frequencies for purposes of
completing a contact or using repeater frequencies under Rule 1.16 against the wishes of the
repeater owner is not permitted.”
Rule 1.7.1, which prohibits use of all repeater frequencies, shall be deleted
(since the aforementioned revision of Rule 1.7 addresses this topic adequately).
Rule 1.7.2 which prohibits contest entrants from transmitting on repeaters or
repeater frequencies for the purpose of soliciting contacts shall be deleted
(since the aforementioned revision of Rule 1.7 addresses this topic adequately).
A new rule shall be created as follows:
Rule 1.16: All entrants, regardless of category, are permitted to use spotting assistance or
nets including but not limited to DX-alerting nets, internet chat rooms, APRS and other
packet, reverse beacon networks and repeaters to identify stations available for contacts and
to announce (self-spot) their availability for contacts. Announcements shall be limited to
call sign, location, band or frequency, mode and – if applicable – transmitting
sequence and listening direction. These methods of spotting assistance may also be used to
coordinate antenna peaking prior to initiation of the contact and to explain contest rules,
such as the exchange required, for those who need clarification. Such assistance may not be
used to facilitate the completion of any contact once the contact has commenced. This means
such assistance may not be used to convey receipt or non- receipt of any required element of
a contact or to request a repeat of any required element of a contact.
Rule 2.1:
Change from:
“Single Operator: One person performs all transmitting, receiving, spotting, and
logging functions as well as equipment and antenna adjustments. Only one transmitted signal
is permitted at any given time. Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements
involving other individuals, DX-alerting nets, internet chat rooms, packet, etc.) is not
permitted.”
Change to:
“One person performs all transmitting, receiving, spotting, and logging functions as
well as equipment and antenna adjustments. Only one transmitted signal per band is permitted
at any given time. Non-contact-producing activities as described in Rule 1.16 are not
considered transmitted signals for the purpose of applying this rule.”
Rule 2.5 and Rule 2.6 including all of their subsections shall be deleted and
subsequent rules renumbered logically as appropriate. Aforementioned changes
negate the need for these categories.
Rule 2.7.7, which presently states that “Rovers are permitted to use APRS. Rovers
using APRS transmit only their call sign and position. Any multi-op station may access rover
APRS data directly or via the Internet.” shall be deleted.
Finally, all Contest-specific rules for all VHF, UHF, microwave and EME
contests shall be amended as necessary to give effect to the above general rule
modifications, beginning with the June 2015 VHF contest.
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