No, operating as a Rover doesn't change your call, but it does change your
status as a station.
So that when you work the same station twice on the same band, you had better
be in a different grid. Otherwise, the contact will not count.
Only Rover status allows you to do that, which is signified by "/R" and by
communicating that status to the other station.
Play the game otherwise, and you will lose.
K6NC (sometimes /R)
-----Original Message-----
From: W5PR [mailto:w5prchuck@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 04:57 PM
To: 'James Duffey'
Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Logging Rovers in Contests
Just because I am a rover doesn't change my call. I have to log the call is all
the rule says. That's what I will do. Interesting conversation though. Chuck
W5PRSent from my iPad> On Jun 12, 2015, at 6:35 PM, James Duffey wrote:> >
Chuck - In the General Rules for all ARRL Contests:> > “3.2. All callsigns and
exchange information must be sent, received, acknowledged and logged correctly
by each station for a complete QSO."> > If you don’t log KK6MC/r when you work
KK6MC/r you did not log the correct call. If you log KK6MC when you have
actually worked KK6MC/r, you have logged the incorrect call. KK6MC/r and KK6MC
are two different calls. You stand the risk of the log checkers declaring the
QSO void or nil because you did not copy the correct call as indicated by your
log entry. You violated General Rule 3.2. > > It is all pretty clear if you
read all the rules. May be not obvious, but clear. > > Granted, it is confusing
having the rules for VHF contests in 3 different places, and that should be
corrected, but it is stated in all of the rules that the others also apply and
you should read all of them. Just read all the rules.> > I am not sure what the
issue is in logging KK6MC/r instead of KK6MC. If it is a problem, let the ARRL
know why it is a problem. If it is not a problem, do it.> > Get on. Work us.
Log us. Submit your log. Easy. - Duffey KK6MC/r> > >> Message: 9>> Date: Fri,
12 Jun 2015 17:22:47 -0500>> From: Chuck Dietz >> To: VHF Contesting Reflector
>> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Logging Rovers in Contests>> Message-ID:>> >>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8>> >> AND, this rule seems to indicate
you don't need the "/R" as long as it is>> from a different grid.>> >> *7.2.
*Stations may be worked for credit only once per band from any given>> grid
square,>> >> regardless of mode. This does not prohibit working a station from
more than>> one grid square>> >> with the same call sign (such as a Rover).>>
>> Chuck W5PR>> >>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Chuck Dietz wrote:>>> >>>
A lot of opinions, but no clarification in the rules. Yes, rovers have to>>>
sign "/R" so everyone will know they are not dupes, but nothing says they>>>
have to be logged as "/R" The only remote use would be for a rover who>>>
operates a non-rover entry from the same grid as he started/finished roving>>>
from. Far fetched, but you might lose a Q if you didn't put the /R after>>> one
of the contacts.>>> >>> Chuck W5PR>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 4:57 PM,
Marshall-K5QE wrote:>>>> >>>> Hello Chuck....The /R is required for ARRL
contests....that is what I>>>> believe....I may be wrong.>>>> >>>> GL tomorrow
and Sun>>>> >>>> 73 Marshall K5QE>>>> >>>> On 6/12/2015 12:30 PM, Chuck Dietz
wrote:>>>> >>>> I think many put "/R" after a rover call when logging it in a
contest. I>>>> have never done that. If the grid changes, Writelog takes it. Is
there>>>> any necessity or rule about this?>>>> >>>> Chuck W5PR>> >> >>
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