[CQ-Contest] What Is a Contact?

[Dale L Martin]

Isn't that (one contest=one communication) pushing it a bit?

My understanding is that a 'communication' is a QSO.

According to The FCC Rule Book (ARRL, ISBN: 0-87259-245-6), page 6-4, the
Q&A explains that "legally, you have to ID only at the end of the QSO and at
least once every 10 minutes during the course of a QSO."

I accept the ARRL interpretation of the rule, since it was edited by Richard
Palm, K1CE, and he had a FCC staffer (John Johnston, W3BE) assist with the
editorial production of the book.

73,
dale, kg5u


>
> "Larry N7DF" <n7df at zianet.com> wrote: "One thing he missed in his write-up
> is that sending your call with each contact is actually an FCC
> requirement."
>
> Actually the rules require identification after each
> "communication"! IMHO,
> a contest is a "continous" communication, and only ends when the
> advertised
> time frame has elapsed? Therefore, "at least every ten minutes during a
> communication" is not necessarily efficient, but within §97.119 Station
> identification FCC requirements.
> C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
>
>
>
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