[CQ-Contest] Is holding QRG's legal?

[hank.k8dd]

So you don't ask some one to "call CQ while I go <do whatever>".
So you set the CQ repeat to 1.1 seconds and go <do whatever>.

I'd never admit to the former ......

Hank    K8DD



On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Dave Hachadorian <K6LL at arrl.net> wrote:
> I have done this once or twice to take a bathroom break. I never
> really gave the propriety of the process much thought. I can't
> really think of a specific rule that it violates.
>
> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hal Kennedy" <halken at comcast.net>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:22 PM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Is holding QRG's legal?
>
>
>> Maybe I'm uninformed - but I figure this violates some rule in
>> SS.
>> Heard yesterday afternoon on 20M:
>>
>> Station A has a nice run going.
>> Station B calls in - an obvious buddy - maybe the same club?
>> Station A:  "Hey, hold the freq for me for a while, I wanna go
>> check 15"
>> Station B:  "Sure."  Station B starts a run.
>> 40 minutes later, Station A comes back on - "Okay, done on 15,
>> Ill take
>> it back"
>> Station B:  "It's all yours, happy to help"
>> Station A:  Restarts his run on 20.
>>
>> For those curious, I didn't quit for 40 minutes just to listen
>> to this -
>> besides SO2R I have a third receiver here, which I parked on
>> the freq to
>> see if the guy ever really came back - he did.  BTW, since I
>> have the
>> QRG, calls and times, it is VERY EASY for the log checkers to
>> verify
>> once they know to look....
>>
>> Is this really okay?  If so, I need some helpers.
>>
>> Hal
>> N4GG
>>
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