[CQ-Contest] Response to KA1LMR's Posting About Spotting

[David Robbins K1TTT]

You didn't read far enough:

3.14.In contests where spotting nets are permissible, spotting your own
station or requesting another station to spot you is not permitted. 

Note, not a change in class... a DQ!


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jose Valdes
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:59
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Response to KA1LMR's Posting About Spotting
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> It was written "I notice alot of stations ask the statsions they work to
> spot them...."
> 
> I like to make clear that in the above scenario the station asking to be
> spotted should be immediately placed in the Single Operator Assisted
> category.
> 
> The general rules for HF contest are clear:
> 
> General Rules for ARRL Contests on bands below 30 MHz (HF)
> 
> 1.General Rules:
> 
> 2.1.Single Operator: One person performs all transmitting, receiving,
> spotting, and logging functions as well as equipment and antenna
> adjustments.
> 
> 2.1.1.Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements involving
> other individuals, DX-alerting nets, packet, Internet, etc) is not
> permitted.
> 
> from the rules it is clear that:
> 
> A.- The use of the cluster is not permitted to Single Operators.
> 
> B.- The use of spotting assistance is not permitted to Single Operators.
> 
> By asking some one to spot me I will be asking for spotting assistance and
> that will automatically place me in the Single Operator Assisted category,
> and using the DX Cluster will have the same result, a change in category
> from Single Operator to Single Operator Assisted.
> 
> 73/DX Jose M. Valdes R. (Joe) YV5LIX
> eQSL.cc Advisory Board Member
> QSL manager EA7FTR
> SYSOP YV5LIX DX Cluster
> telnet://yv5lix.org.ve:7300
> VHF Packed: 145.430 using C YV5LIX
> http://www.yv5lix.org.ve
> The site has an online log search.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Cqtestk4xs at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 11:13
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Response to KA1LMR's Posting About Spotting
> 
> In a message dated 3/10/06 4:12:23 AM Greenwich Standard Time,
> ka1lmr at yahoo.com writes:
> PS: I notice alot of stations ask the statsions they work to spot them
> over
> and over I guess that really ought  to be considered self spotting  as
> well,
> 
>    So apparentaly  not your self , not a friend, or even some one you work
> should spot you!? In that case why allow spotting at all!!??  maybe that
> would make the the socialistic , "nothing better to do doers",  P&Mers
> happy?!
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