[CQ-Contest] CQWW Rules - follow up answe

[Larry]

The item below probably falls under CQWW rules section III item 5 under
"For all categories:": "5. Only the entrant's callsign can be used to aid 
the
entrant's score."

73, Larry W6NWS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Jimk8mr at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW Rules - follow up answe


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> I agree with KR2Q that using another station (or a different call from the
> same station) to warm up or hold a frequency is bad form if not illegal.
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> 73  -  Jim  K8MR
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> In a message dated 10/23/2009 2:37:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> kr2q at optimum.net writes:
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> Received  reply:
> I was kind of surprised going through the rules as there used to be  rule
> against such
> activity if I recall correctly.
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> Answer:  The  ARRL has (had?) such a limitation, but not CQWW.
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> There was a  past CQWW ruling about
> using "other calls" to help the score of the "mother  ship," so as others
> have stated, it is
> probably wise to not work the  station where you are also operating
> (mult-op) from, but I don't
> actually  see that in the currently published rules.   This ruling
> ostensibly  was to prevent folks
> from say, calling CQ with their own call and if a  needed one showed up,
> then changing calls
> back to the multi-call.   Sort of a "free station."  Please don't do 
> that.
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