[UK-CONTEST] Possible breach of IARU rules caused by GB7HQ operators

[Peter Bowyer]

2008/7/8 G3VAO <G3VAO at hortonbc.demon.co.uk>:
> I have just read the rules for the IARU contest they refer you to the ARRL HF rules as well - so I read them. If a GB7HQ operator asks a SO station to QSY to work another GB7HQ station he is in effect causing the SO to breach the HF rule 2.1.1 which states "Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements involving other individuals, DX-alerting nets, packet, Internet, etc) is not permitted.".  The breach being in the "operating arrangements involving other individuals" section of the rule.
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> To overcome this I was going to enter as MO single TX SSB but there is no such category as MO single is mixed mode only. I refuse to be forced to use CW or to compete with CW so I ask that the operators at GB7HQ refrain from giving advice on air which could be construed as "operating arrangements involving other individuals". I will, of course, attempt to give GB7HQ QSOs an 6 bands SSB only as I have done every year I have entered this contest.

Have you ever listened to the HQ stations, Mike? Do you really think
that what they get up to for 24 hours of the contest would ever be
ruled illegal? Getting your callers to fill band/mode slots is a major
part of the operating strategy. GB7HQ is by no means the most robust
at this (unfortunately).

As has been pointed out, an HQ station is one 'station', not a
collection of individuals.

Peter G4MJS (15m CW GB7HQ @ G6PZ this weekend)


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