[CQ-Contest] Self Spotting

[Stephen M. Murphy]

The ARRL rules about this couldn't be more clear.  Look under the General 
Contest Rules, number 3.14:

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

-Steve N8NM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ku8e at bellsouth.net>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 2:22 PM
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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