[VHFcontesting] [Roving...]

[Zack Widup]

Assuming he was a Rover in a new grid square, I don't see a difference as 
long as he wasn't using both callsigns from the same VE7 grid square. But 
using the US call portable VE7 would've been more consistent.

73, Zack W9SZ

On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Ev Tupis wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Paul Kiesel k7cw at yahoo.com
> 
> So, I asked him what the difference was between K7CW/VE7 and VE7RCW. They're both legal calls in Canada. I get clipped if I use one of them and passed if I use the other.
> ---------------------------
> 
> Hi Paul,
> Though I'm neither an ARRL staffer nor any voice of authority when it comes to ARRL matters, I believe that this issue is that of "manufacturing contacts".  Allowing you to use a different callsign has the unintended secondary effect of allowing you to re-contact others for contest credit.  The DX station doesn't know that you are the same station, after all. :)  Because you started out using K7CW, then K7CW/VE7 is consistant with event objectives.  Had you started out using VE7RCW/W7, then you would have needed to use VE7RCW when in Canada.
> 
> Regards,
> Ev, W2EV
>