[CQ-Contest] Prohibiting Interleaved CQs on Two or More Frequenciesin the Same Band

[donovanf at starpower.net]

Hi Chuck, 


I suspect the IARU HF Championship rule prohibiting interleaved 
CQs is intended to prohibit interleaved CW and SSB CQs on the 
same band. There was probably no thought that anyone would 
interleave CQs on the same mode as PJ4G did very successfully in 
the 2017 ARRL SSB DX Contest on both 15 and 20 meters. 


There's no rule prohibiting interleaved CQs on the same band in any 
other ARRL sponsored contest. including the 10 Meter Contest. 
There's enough 10 meter spectrum to consider not prohibiting 
interleaved CW and SSB CQs while prohibiting same mode 
interleaved CQs. 


Of course, simultaneous CQ and SSB operation on the same band 
has been common in the ARRL Field Day for more than sixty 
years. At W3AO we often have simultaneous CW, SSB, digital 
and GOTA stations on the same band. The Field Day rules 
shouldn't be changed. Its not a contest, after all. :) 


73 
Frank 
W3LPL 

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From: w5prchuck at gmail.com 
To: donovanf at starpower.net, "CQ-Contest Reflector" <cq-contest at contesting.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 1:39:01 AM 
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Prohibiting Interleaved CQs on Two or More Frequenciesin the Same Band 



I think it might be ok in the 10m contest to be on CW and SSB on the same band. 

Chuck W5PR 

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From: donovanf at starpower.net 
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:21 PM 
To: CQ-Contest Reflector 
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Prohibiting Interleaved CQs on Two or More Frequenciesin the Same Band 


I recommend that alternating CQs on two or more frequencies 
on the same band be prohibited immediately in all ARRL HF 
contests, exactly as it is now prohibited in all CQ WW DX Contests 
and for multi-operators in the IARU HF Championship. 

The reason for my recommendation is that the recent success of 
the PJ4G team in CQing on alternate frequencies on the same band 
(both on 20 and 15 meters) in the recent ARRL SSB DX Contest 
will inevitably be applied -- very soon -- by other multi-operator 
competitors in future ARRL contests. Unfortunately this will be 
to the very considerable detriment of other HF spectrum users 
-- both contesters and non-contesters -- because of the very 
limited available spectrum on every HF band below 28 MHz. 

The obvious course of action is to simply apply existing IARU HF 
Championship rule 4.3.2.1 to all multi-operator categories in all 
ARRL HF contests. 

4.3.2.1. Alternating CQs on two or more frequencies on the same band is not permitted. 

http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship 

A CAC sub-committee is currently engaged in a Rules Consolidation 
Project to consolidate “The General Rules of all ARRL Contests” 
“The General Rules for all ARRL contests Below 30 MHz” and 
individual contest rules into a single rule set for each of the ARRL 
HF Contests. 

In addition to the consolidation of the rules structure, the ARRL 
Programs and Services Committee (PSC) asked the team to develop 
any accompanying commentary they choose as to areas where the 
perceive that the rules might benefit from revision and, where 
appropriate, to suggest revised language. 

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/About%20ARRL/Committee%20Reports/2016/July/Doc_24_0716.pdf 

While the CAC's role is solely to respond to projects and issues 
assigned by the ARRL Programs and Services Committee; the CAC 
chairman can recommend future CAC projects and issues to the PSC. 

73 
Frank 
W3LPL 
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