[UK-CONTEST] SSB Field Day '05

[Jim Balls]

Not sure Nick, would you class a second station with a receiver looking 
for multipliers by checking the live logbook on a remote PC then sending 
the information to the actual operating station as a private cluster, if 
so then M0CAM were outside the rules even in the open section as Rule 
4(e) is for all sections in all RSGB contests.

I still feel the rules are very vague and some clarification should be 
made so we are all singing from the same hymn book, at the moment its 
very flaky!

Jim

Nick Lewis wrote:

>Hi,
>Isn't it covered by Rule 4(e) in the General Rules, rather than the SSB FD
>specific rules:
>"(e) Simultaneous transmissions on more than one frequency below 30MHz are
>not permitted, but in multi-operator / assisted events use of VHF/UHF to
>access the DX cluster is permitted. Access must be to the public cluster
>network, private clusters are not permitted."
>I've no idea when the "private cluster" bit was incorporated.
>
>73s
>Nick
>MW0JGE
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>>From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:uk-contest-
>>bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Balls
>>Sent: 15 September 2005 09:21
>>To: Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com
>>Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] SSB Field Day '05
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>>Hi Dave,
>>
>>Thanks for the reply, I don't see any major changes this year, maybe
>>they are due for 2006?
>>
>>As I read them on the Contest Website, the rules are very vague,  maybe
>>under the restricted section it should be made more clear that only 1
>>station and 1 antenna may be set up on site within something like a 1/4
>>mile radius, I know with the ease of current communications it could
>>still be abused by using a remote listening station , maybe even a few
>>permanent addresses linking to the contest station via RF but at least
>>it takes away the ability to have a "local" search station linked by lan
>>and operated by the contest team.
>>
>>I can now see how they always managed to get so many more mulitpliers
>>over us!
>>
>>Could this be mentioned at the HF Convention, as I guess thats where the
>>rules are decided for the contests?
>>
>>Dave Lawley wrote:
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>>>Hi Jim
>>>
>>>I believe that's what they mean by rule changes for this year. The
>>>ability to use cluster has been clarified, ruling out what they did in
>>>previous years which was, at the least, questionable.
>>>
>>>73, Dave G4BUO
>>>RSGB HF Contests Committee
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