[CQ-Contest] arrl dx ssb spotting report

[Robert Naumann]

Andrew's interpretation is correct.

Violating this rule does not change one's category to Assisted.

It is forbidden and clearly is cause for disqualification.

The ARRL and those other big DX contests in the fall are completely in line
on this issue.

73,

Bob W5OV


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Andrew
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] arrl dx ssb spotting report

W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
> I even had a
> station ask me to spot him.  My interpretation of the rules would now put
> this station in the assisted class if they were not already.  Reported.

ARRL General Rule 3.14 [1]
"3.14. In contests where spotting nets are permissible, spotting your
own station or requesting another station to spot you is not permitted."

I read that as meaning it is against the rules to ask someone else to
spot you, irrespective of what category you enter.  If my interpretation
of that rule is correct then you were right to report the incident to
the sponsor!

Vy 73,

Andrew AC6WI / GI0NWG

[1] http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/rules-all.html
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