[UK-CONTEST] Possible breach of IARU rules caused by GB7HQoperators

[G3VAO]

I have received a number of replies to my question both direct and on this
group. I am surprised that so many operators are of the opinion that GB7HQ
are in a multi-multi section.  I recommend that everyone reads the rules for
this contest as there are only 3 basic Categories

4.1. Single Operator
4.2. Multi Operator, Single Transmitter, Mixed Mode only
4.3. IARU Member Society HQ Station

GB7HQ is in 4.3

perhaps RTFM should be RTFR!!!!

I shall be looking for GB7HQ on 6 bands SSB

:-)   :-)   ;-)   :-)   :-)

Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <g4fka at aol.com>
To: <Mike at HortonBC.Demon.co.uk>; <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Possible breach of IARU rules caused by
GB7HQoperators


> Like others I can't see a problem. The key phrase is "involving other
> individuals". Each operator is giving the info himself, not asking someone
else  to,
> for example, spot them on a cluster. As others have said, they are a
> multi-multi and therefore all one station.
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> Is it in the spirit or even the rules, as seems to happen elsewhere, for
> certain club groups to sequentially work their HQ stations on each  slot
with the
> entire call list of their members?
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> Having been a GB5HQ op in 2003, and enjoyed the slot chase each year
> thereafter, GB5/7HQ are well within both the rules and spirit. I'll be
chasing  as
> many as I can again this weekend.
>
> Geoff G4FKA
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