[CQ-Contest] Self spotting

[Paul Bourque]

HI Chris,

I've been over these looking for inconsistencies, and yes, this is
inconsistent with self spotting being allowed. The word soliciting should
be removed from the language there.

The text of PROH 3. across all HF based ARRL contests should read:


PROH.3. Arranging and confirmation of any contacts during or after the
contest by use of any non-amateur radio means. All required elements of a
contact must be exchanged via amateur radio.


This will be standardized across al lHF based contest rules within the next
several days.


73,

-Paul Bourque N1SFE

ARRL Contest Program Manager

Please direct replies to n1sfe at ARRL.ORG




On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 12:46 AM Christopher Paulin <chris at paulinslate.com>
wrote:

> The ARRL contest committee made a very poor decision that was not well
> thought out by allowing self-spotting in their contests.  The 2023 ARRL 10m
> contest rules read verbatim:
>
>
>
> "PROH.3. Arranging, soliciting, or confirming any contacts during or after
> the contest by use of any non-
>
> amateur radio means. All required elements of a contact must be exchanged
> via amateur radio."
>
>
>
> How is a station that is using the internet to self-spot not in violation
> of
> Prohibited Conduct in that contest?  Yet self-spotting was apparently
> allowed by the ARRL, even for "unassisted" stations!  There are a myriad of
> other problems with the way those rules are written, which I've already
> commented on.
>
>
>
> The ARRL DX 2024 rules have apparently been rewritten to try to rectify
> some
> of these blatant conflicts, but the end result is the same:  self-spotting
> in contests should be prohibited.
>
>
>
> Chris N8ACP
>
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