[CQ-Contest] ARRL Rule Change for Remote Ops - Always Multi-op?

[Jim Brown]

These rules define contesting purely as appliance operation, nothing 
having to do with building, setting up, maintaining, or fixing the 
station.  Under this principle, there is no good reason to prohibit 
remote operation that is within the laws of the country where the radio 
part of the station is physically located.

Those who object to remote operation might want to think about how such 
prohibitions might apply to them when they're forced by age or other 
circumstance to live where a decent ham station (or any station at all) 
is prohibited, or where any station they could build is overwhelmed by 
S9 noise from neighbors.

73, Jim K9YC

On 7/28/2017 4:44 AM, Kevin Stockton wrote:
> Bart,
>
> All of the other major contests allow a station host to maintain the
> performance of the station before, during, and after the contest.  Below
> are the single op rule definitions for the major contests:
>
> CQ: One person (the operator) performs all operating and logging functions.
>
> Russian DX contest:  Those stations at which One person performs all of
> operating, logging, and spotting functions.
>
> Worked All Europe: Single Operator means that one person performs all
> operating, logging and spotting functions.
>
> IARU: One person performs all operating and logging functions.
>
> What happens when my 90 year old neighbor’s amp blows a final and he can’t
> physically lift the replacement amp onto his desk?  CQ, RDX, WAE, and IARU
> have no problem with this, and my elmer can submit his log as a single
> operator entry.  The ARRL penalizes him for not being able to physically
> lift a piece of equipment, and determines that he is now a multi operator.
>
>
>
> What happens when the guest operator takes a nap and wakes up to a computer
> that has gone to sleep?  The ARRL will reclassify the operation as a multi
> op just because he asked the station owner the password for the computer.
>
>
> A post on April 5, 2017 to the ARRL website in regards to the same band
> "dueling CQ" rule change stated that the new rule would bring the ARRL in
> line with the CQ sponsored contests.  Why not do the same with the single
> operator definition?
>
>
> 73,
>
> Kevin, N5DX
>
>
>
> Bart,
>
>
> With your quoted definition, there have been a lot of miscategorized operations
> over the years. I've even read in 3830 write-ups about station hosts
> swapping out amps, climbing the tower, etc. during the contest.
>
> Barry W2UP
>
> On 7/27/2017 07:53, Jahnke, Bart, W9JJ wrote:
>
> Hi Barry,
>
> While each contest sponsor has their own rule definitions, ARRL has used this
> published definition for Single-Operator for nearly 20 years:
>
>          2.1.Single Operator: One person performs all transmitting, receiving,
> and logging functions as well as equipment and antenna adjustments.
>
> In ARRL contests, if a station host or other helpful person makes any equipment
> or antenna adjustments, whether locally or remotely, they cause the operating
> category to become Multioperator.   Meals, refreshments, etc don't enter the
> ARRL's definition of assistance.  Assistance is when as the operator you are
> unable to perform equipment, rotor or antennas adjustments/maintenance and you
> must call upon someone else's help (that help if embraced changes your
> operating category to a Multiop profile in the ARRL contests).
>
> Thanks for participating!
>
>
> 73,
>
> Bart Jahnke, W9JJ
> Contest Branch Manager
> ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™
> 225 Main St
> Newington CT 06111
> 860-594-0232w9jj at arrl.org
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