[UK-CONTEST] R prefix

[Steve Knowles]

Hello Chris.

As an entrant you would be perfectly entitled to claim a contact with any 
properly licensed station for points, subject to any individual contest 
rules, so working GR stations is OK.  But, as an entrant, you may not USE a 
special callsign on HF.  Because you require a NOV in order to use the GR 
prefix, it is definitely a special callsign.

So your assessment of the situation is crrect - you can work GRs, but not BE 
a GR in RSGB HF Contests.

Hope this clarifies the situation.

73

Steve
G3UFY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris G4FZN" <ukcontest at mailbox01.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] R prefix


>> On 1 May 2011 at 12:57, G4LMW wrote:
>>
>> > The HF General Rules apply to the CCs and specifically exclude the use
>> > of Special Prefixes. See rule 6(a)
>> >
>> > http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/information/hfgenrules.shtml
>> >
>>
>
>
> That's not quite right. Rule 6(a) does not say "special prefixes" at all. 
> It
> simply says "UK stations may not use special (eg. GB or GX etc), callsigns
> nor be /MM or /AM."
>
> The issue hinges on whether the insertion of the letter "R" into one's own
> personal callsign makes it a "special callsign" or not. That, in itself, 
> is
> open to interpretation.
>
> Personally, I'd play safe and not use it, but if someone calls me using 
> the
> "R", I see no reason not to claim the points.
>
> -- 
> Chris
> G4FZN
>
>
>
>
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