[UK-CONTEST] Multi station call signs

[Peter Bowyer]

Dave Lawley <g4buo at compuserve.com> wrote:

> That rule applied to the licence a long time ago, and in those days
> stations like G4ANT had to use GB4ANT if they wanted to operate
> multi-multi in a contest. But when the licence was revised many years
> ago all that nonsense was thrown out, and G0KPW (later M6T) has
> operated multi-multi on HF many times.
>
> As you say, it is common in VHF FD and this year the Windmill group
> will dispense with the separate callsigns G3GRS/P G0HSS/P and G0FDZ/P
> and we'll use our regular 2m callsign G0FBB/P on 6m 70cm and 23cm as
> well.

During my spell on VHFCC this issue was raised to the committee, and the
then chairman G8GSQ obtained confirmation from the RA (R.I.P.) that the use
of a single callsign on multiple bands simultaneously in a contest was
permissable.

Peter G4MJS