[CQ-Contest] Self Spotting

[ku8e at bellsouth.net]

It says on the first line of the General Rules for All ARRL Contests :

1.1.Rules for individual contests or events, including Field Day, take precedence over all General Rules. 

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> From: <ve4xt at mts.net>
> Date: 2007/03/05 Mon PM 03:35:11 EST
> To: <ku8e at bellsouth.net>, <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: Re: [CQ-Contest] Self Spotting
> 
> Specific contest rules do override the general rules, but only when the 
> specific contest rules and general rules are in disagreement. 
> 
> When the specific contest rules are silent on certain issues, the general 
> rules then prevail.
> 
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > From: <ku8e at bellsouth.net>
> > Date: 2007/03/05 Mon PM 01:22:52 CST
> > To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Self Spotting
> > 
> > It also says the rules for a specific contest override the general rules, 
> which is one of the rules George quoted.
> > 
> > Does that mean the statement for SOA and multi-ops in the actual ARRL 
> DX Contest rules
> > 
> > "2.2.1.Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements 
> involving other individuals, DX-alerting nets, packet, etc) not physically 
> located at the station IS permitted."  can be interepted that
> > you CAN self spot ??  Especially the part about "operating 
> arrangements involving other individuals"
> > 
> > 
> > Jeff 
> > 
> > > 
> > > From: George Fremin III <geoiii at kkn.net>
> > > Date: 2007/03/05 Mon PM 01:53:01 EST
> > > To: ku8e at bellsouth.net
> > > CC: cq-contest at contesting.com
> > > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Self Spotting
> > > 
> > > On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 11:13:06AM -0500, ku8e at bellsouth.net 
> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > >  It appears from the rules that while self-spotting is frowned upon
> > > > it is only a violation of the rules in ARRL DX if you are Single -
> > > > Op - Unassisted.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > It is in the rules and it is no allowed.
> > > 
> > > http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/rules-all.html
> > > 
> > > 3.14. In contests where spotting nets are permissible, spotting your
> > > own station or requesting another station to spot you is not
> > > permitted.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > The ARRL rules were split up into several parts in an effort to save
> > > space when printing them in QST.  But they should be put back 
> together
> > > so you do not have to go to diffrent places on the web. ie. all the
> > > rules should be in each contest's rules.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > George Fremin III - K5TR
> > > geoiii at kkn.net
> > > http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
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